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VSCode is really the primary platform for AI/agentic plugins, receiving priority over other IDEs such as IntelliJ, this is understandable as it is free, support

VSCode is really the primary platform for AI/agentic plugins, receiving priority over other IDEs such as IntelliJ, this is understandable as it is free, supporting many languages, and really good. As a long-time IntelliJ user, I’m beginning to question whether it still makes sense to remain on this platform. Perhaps I’m too impatient and agentic plugins may reach parity on IntelliJ within a year but a year is quite a long time to wait in this really fast-evolving landscape. The intellij plugin in beta: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/27310-claude-code-beta-/versions https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/27310-claude-code-beta-...

e1g 1y ago
While your observation is generally true, and I share your overall concern about my IDE of choice, in this specific example it doesn’t apply as the Claude Code plugin for IntelliJ offers exactly the same integration as their plugin for VSCode.
- nithril 1y ago
  Is your affirmation based on a testing of both plugin? I'm genuily wondering the plugin quality as IntelliJ plugin is still in beta and the VScode one not
  - e1g 1y ago
    I use IntelliJ (WebStorm) as my daily driver, and Claude Code is an integral part of my workflow. I didn’t check VSCode specifically, but I did read the link to that extension - everything they describe is precisely how the Claude Code works within WebStorm (despite being labeled “Beta”)
    - nithril 1y ago
      Appreciate your input, but if you haven’t actually tested the VSCode integration, it’s hard to compare. Reading a feature list isn’t the same as using the tool.
      - e1g 1y ago
        Okay, I just tried the Claude Code extension in VSCode - the experience is 100% identical to how it works within IntelliJ, even using the same icons and shortcuts to turn it on/off.
esafak 1y ago
Junie works
- nithril 1y ago
  Not comparable. I did test VSCode and IntelliJ on agentic, MCP, and IntelliJ is for the moment far behind.
  - deleted 1y ago
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brulard 1y ago
I was using webstorm some years ago, but after the switch to VS Code I never looked back. For me at least it was very laggy, UI bloated, and autocomplete would be unreliable for me due to constant "indexing".
dmicah 1y ago
Anthropic also has a Claude Code plug-in for JetBrains IDEs: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/27310-claude-code-beta- https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/27310-claude-code-beta-
- mdaniel 1y ago
  Did you just reply to a comment about a link with a comment with the same link?
mdaniel 1y ago
> this is understandable as it is free, supporting many languages, and really good. IntelliJ and PyCharm are both Apache 2, IntelliJ for sure supports many languages, and I'll keep the commentary about the last item to myself

e1g 1y ago

While your observation is generally true, and I share your overall concern about my IDE of choice, in this specific example it doesn’t apply as the Claude Code plugin for IntelliJ offers exactly the same integration as their plugin for VSCode.

nithril 1y ago
Is your affirmation based on a testing of both plugin? I'm genuily wondering the plugin quality as IntelliJ plugin is still in beta and the VScode one not
- e1g 1y ago
  I use IntelliJ (WebStorm) as my daily driver, and Claude Code is an integral part of my workflow. I didn’t check VSCode specifically, but I did read the link to that extension - everything they describe is precisely how the Claude Code works within WebStorm (despite being labeled “Beta”)
  - nithril 1y ago
    Appreciate your input, but if you haven’t actually tested the VSCode integration, it’s hard to compare. Reading a feature list isn’t the same as using the tool.
    - e1g 1y ago
      Okay, I just tried the Claude Code extension in VSCode - the experience is 100% identical to how it works within IntelliJ, even using the same icons and shortcuts to turn it on/off.

esafak 1y ago

Junie works

nithril 1y ago
Not comparable. I did test VSCode and IntelliJ on agentic, MCP, and IntelliJ is for the moment far behind.
- deleted 1y ago
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brulard 1y ago

I was using webstorm some years ago, but after the switch to VS Code I never looked back. For me at least it was very laggy, UI bloated, and autocomplete would be unreliable for me due to constant "indexing".

dmicah 1y ago

Anthropic also has a Claude Code plug-in for JetBrains IDEs: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/27310-claude-code-beta- https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/27310-claude-code-beta-

mdaniel 1y ago
Did you just reply to a comment about a link with a comment with the same link?

mdaniel 1y ago

> this is understandable as it is free, supporting many languages, and really good. IntelliJ and PyCharm are both Apache 2, IntelliJ for sure supports many languages, and I'll keep the commentary about the last item to myself