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JetBrains Rider
ByJetBrainsJetBrains

JetBrains Rider

#42in Build Automation
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What is JetBrains Rider?

It supports .NET Framework, the new cross-platform .NET Core, and Mono based projects. It lets you develop a wide range of applications including .NET desktop applications, services and libraries, ASP.NET Core web applications and more.

JetBrains Rider is a tool in the Build Automation category of a tech stack.

Key Features

Live code inspectionFastResponsive

JetBrains Rider Pros & Cons

Pros of JetBrains Rider

  • ✓Runs on Linux
  • ✓Debug & Trace support
  • ✓Intellisense
  • ✓NuGet package manager
  • ✓ReSharper for VS bundled
  • ✓Solution-wide refactoring
  • ✓Refactoring support
  • ✓SQL editing tools
  • ✓64-bit process
  • ✓Free for Open Source projects

Cons of JetBrains Rider

  • ✗Costs money
  • ✗Cheaper

JetBrains Rider Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to JetBrains Rider?

Visual Studio

Visual Studio

Visual Studio is a suite of component-based software development tools and other technologies for building powerful, high-performance applications.

IntelliJ IDEA

IntelliJ IDEA

Out of the box, IntelliJ IDEA provides a comprehensive feature set including tools and integrations with the most important modern technologies and frameworks for enterprise and web development with Java, Scala, Groovy and other languages.

PyCharm

PyCharm

PyCharm’s smart code editor provides first-class support for Python, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, TypeScript, CSS, popular template languages and more. Take advantage of language-aware code completion, error detection, and on-the-fly code fixes!

Android Studio

Android Studio

Android Studio is a new Android development environment based on IntelliJ IDEA. It provides new features and improvements over Eclipse ADT and will be the official Android IDE once it's ready.

Xcode

Xcode

The Xcode IDE is at the center of the Apple development experience. Tightly integrated with the Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks, Xcode is an incredibly productive environment for building amazing apps for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

PhpStorm

PhpStorm

PhpStorm is a PHP IDE which keeps up with latest PHP & web languages trends, integrates a variety of modern tools, and brings even more extensibility with support for major PHP frameworks.

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JetBrains Rider Integrations

Corona SDK, Godot, Hansoft, Vizy, pygame and 7 more are some of the popular tools that integrate with JetBrains Rider. Here's a list of all 12 tools that integrate with JetBrains Rider.

Corona SDK
Corona SDK
Godot
Godot
Hansoft
Hansoft
Vizy
Vizy
pygame
pygame
GitDuck
GitDuck
Snyk
Snyk
GitLive
GitLive
Promyze
Promyze
Windows
Windows
Unity
Unity
macOS
macOS

JetBrains Rider Discussions

Discover why developers choose JetBrains Rider. Read real-world technical decisions and stack choices from the StackShare community.

Zananok
Zananok

Apr 21, 2023

Needs adviceonNeovimNeovimtmuxtmuxJavaJava

I have a strong familiarity with Jetbrains products, having used most of them since around 2015. However, in the past 6 months, I have started transitioning to Neovim as my primary "IDE". This is due to the extensive nature of my work, where I would typically load a different JetBrains product for each programming language I was working with. I wanted to reduce the amount of RAM I was using and have an easier time exporting my setup to weaker hardware.

My current setup, which is still a work in progress, consists of Neovim, tmux, and a few other applications. It took me a while, but I now feel much more comfortable working with this setup than I did with Jetbrains products. In the past, I often had to change my workflow or struggle with some of the tooling provided by JetBrains.

While I haven't worked with Java in a production environment for a few years, I have been working with TypeScript, PHP, Python, C++, and C#. Neovim works well for almost everything, but I do encounter some issues when working with .NET. In these cases, JetBrains Rider seems to be a better fit for C#, and I hope to resolve these issues. I also have an extensive ruleset setup (naming schemes and whatnot) in the JetBrains ecosystem that I have yet to find a suitable alternative of enforcement in Neovim.

However, I am now facing the prospect of returning to a Java stack at work. I'm wondering whether I should continue with Neovim and invest more time in configuring it and researching more about its Language Server Protocol (LSP) capabilities, or if I should return to IntelliJ and not waste the effort. Can Neovim be as good as, or almost as good as, IntelliJ for Java development? Talking about Kotlin is a plus, but my focus is on Java and potentially working with the Spring ecosystem.

I have used the JetBrains' vim plugin for about 2 years. It does not hold a candle to using nvim. Probably this shouldn't affect the question much, but: I am a Linux/Windows guy, however, I will be forced to use macOS at work.

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Christian Worley
Christian Worley

Developer

Mar 27, 2023

Needs adviceonReactReactAngularAngularJavaJava

I'm full stack with a focus on front-end, primarily React, and Angular. At my last company I was supporting both Java and open other source back-ends, IntelliJ IDEA met my needs perfectly. At my current company I need to support both open source and C# on the back-end. I have been provided a VS license and have been debating either using VS just for back-end C# work and continuing with IntelliJ for front-end, or switching to JetBrains Rider for fullstack? I've read that Rider is great for C# but I'm unsure if Rider will provide the same front-end capabilities that I currently enjoy with IntelliJ.

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Meikel Philipp
Meikel Philipp

Software Developer at NeosIT GmbH

Aug 6, 2019

Needs adviceonJetBrains RiderJetBrains RiderUnityUnityReSharperReSharper

JetBrains Rider massively improves production speed and value. It's hard to find a tool/IDE that is so well designed like Rider (especially for Unity).

The folks at ReSharper do an awesome job with resharper-unity plugin. They even have a more in depth explanation of common issues in Unity than Unity itself.

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