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May 2026

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Developer Ecosystem Survey 2026

Share your experience and get a chance to win a 16″ MacBook Pro. Your input will help reveal where software development is headed next and what tools, technologies, and challenges are shaping the global developer community.

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Introducing the JetBrains Course Creators Program

Are you an independent course creator? Integrate your courses into JetBrains IDEs and give your students hands-on experience with the tools used by millions of professionals worldwide. Enjoy free access to JetBrains products, dedicated support, and opportunities to grow your audience.

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From the World of AI

10 Courses to Master AI-Assisted Coding

The job description for software engineers is changing fast – are you keeping up?

Our free program with Nebius covers prompting, coding assistants, agentic workflows, DevOps and QA use cases, as well as building and deploying your own LLM-powered app.

It’s a self-paced, 20-hour program taught by industry experts.

Check it out →

LLM Evaluation and AI Observability for Agent Monitoring

Building AI agents is one thing. Knowing whether they are accurate, safe, and reliable in production is another. This practical guide shows you how to combine LLM evaluation and AI observability to trace agent behavior, catch failures early, and ship agentic systems with far more confidence.

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How (Not) to Learn Python

PyCharm's AI features are great for professional developers – but they may not be ideal for learners.

This blog post explains why →

Product and Community News

New Release: Upgrade to Qodana 2026.1!

Qodana's latest release is here, bringing new inspections across the board, a new Qodana for Rust EAP, and a stable C++ linter!

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PyTorch vs. TensorFlow: Choosing the Right Framework in 2026

Compare learning curves, deployment options, and real-world use cases, and get guidance for choosing the right deep learning framework for your project.

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Using Bag-of-Words With PyCharm

Learn how the bag-of-words model converts text into numerical representations, where it fits into more modern NLP approaches, and how to experiment with it in PyCharm.

Get up to speed →

Support for uv, Poetry, and Hatch Workspaces (Beta) in PyCharm

PyCharm 2026.1.1 introduced built-in support for uv workspaces, as well as those managed by Poetry and Hatch.

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Build a TensorFlow Object Detection App | Run It on Reachy Mini

See how to build a custom TensorFlow object detection app and deploy it to a real robot using PyCharm.

Watch and learn →

Events and More

PHPverse 2026: a free online event for PHP developers worldwide

Don’t miss JetBrains PHPverse 2026 on June 9 – a free online event featuring insightful talks, fresh ideas, and valuable connections with the global PHP community.

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Life Outside the IDE

We’ve always built tools to help you do what you love. But life doesn’t stop at the IDE.

What you do away from the keyboard fuels what you create with it – and we’re here for both.

Check out our new merch drop.

Life Outside the IDE →

Python Unplugged on PyTV: Key Takeaways From Our Community Conference

Explore key highlights from Python Unplugged on PyTV, our first fully online Python community conference, which included talks on AI, open source, Django, and more.

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The JetBrains team

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