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CLion vs ReSharper: What are the differences?
What is 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.
What is ReSharper? A Visual Studio extension for .NET and web developers. It is a popular developer productivity extension for Microsoft Visual Studio. It automates most of what can be automated in your coding routines. It finds compiler errors, runtime errors, redundancies, and code smells right as you type, suggesting intelligent corrections for them.
CLion and ReSharper are primarily classified as "Integrated Development Environment" and "Tools for Text Editors" tools respectively.
According to the StackShare community, CLion has a broader approval, being mentioned in 9 company stacks & 8 developers stacks; compared to ReSharper, which is listed in 5 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 ReSharper
- Early discover bugs5
- Refactor also using different code5
- IDE Integration4
- Highlighted //todo //bug3
- Spell checking2
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Cons of CLion
- No good support for Makefiles2
- Not free, unless you are a student2
Cons of ReSharper
- Visual studio become slower8