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CLion vs JetBrains Rider: What are the differences?
CLion: A cross-platform IDE for C and C++. Knowing your code through and through, CLion can take care of the routine while you focus on the important things. Boost your productivity with the keyboard-centric approach (Vim-emulation plugin is also available in plugin repository), full coding assistance, smart and relevant code completion, fast project navigation, intelligent intention actions, and reliable refactorings; JetBrains Rider: A cross-platform .NET IDE based on the IntelliJ platform and ReSharper. It supports .NET Framework, the new cross-platform .NET Core, and Mono based projects. This lets you develop a wide array of applications including .NET desktop applications, services and libraries, Unity games, Xamarin apps, ASP.NET and.
CLion and JetBrains Rider can be primarily classified as "Integrated Development Environment" tools.
Some of the features offered by CLion are:
- Smart Editor
- Code Generation
- CMake
On the other hand, JetBrains Rider provides the following key features:
- live code inspection
- fast
- responsive
According to the StackShare community, CLion has a broader approval, being mentioned in 9 company stacks & 8 developers stacks; compared to JetBrains Rider, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 5 developer stacks.
Pros of CLion
- Good editor29
- Easy setup28
- Already one of the best C/C++ IDEs, even before launch22
- Powerful refactoring, extremely smart IDE22
- Cross-platform build20
- Clean, Sleek User Interface18
- Much faster and smarter than Intellisense17
- Vertically/Horizontally split windows13
- Great navigation, error messages and auto completion12
- Vim plugin9
- Not a 20gb installation8
- It is best IDE5
- Like this one because of - not a 20GB installation3
- Free Flowing C++ IDE2
- Very good Git plugin1
- IDE supports Python with all features of PyCharm CE1
Pros of JetBrains Rider
- Debug & Trace support3
- ReSharper for VS bundled3
- NuGet package manager2
- Runs on Linux2
- Free for Open Source projects2
- SQL editing tools2
- Intellisense2
- Solution-wide refactoring2
- 64-bit process2
- Refactoring support2
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Cons of CLion
- No good support for Makefiles2
- Not free, unless you are a student2
Cons of JetBrains Rider
- Costs money1