Git vs WebStorm Comparison | StackShare

Overview

Git

Stacks303.7K

Followers184.2K

Votes6.6K

GitHub Stars57.1K

Forks26.9K

WebStorm

Stacks13.6K

Followers10.7K

Votes985

Git vs WebStorm: What are the differences?

Developers describe Git as "Fast, scalable, distributed revision control system". Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. On the other hand, WebStorm is detailed as "The smartest JavaScript IDE". WebStorm is a lightweight and intelligent IDE for front-end development and server-side JavaScript.

Git belongs to "Version Control System" category of the tech stack, while WebStorm can be primarily classified under "Integrated Development Environment".

"Distributed version control system", "Efficient branching and merging" and "Fast" are the key factors why developers consider Git; whereas "Intelligent ide ", "Smart development environment" and "Easy js debugging" are the primary reasons why WebStorm is favored.

Git is an open source tool with 28.2K GitHub stars and 16.3K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Git's open source repository on GitHub.

Netflix, reddit, and Lyft are some of the popular companies that use Git, whereas WebStorm is used by Lyft, PedidosYa, and Accenture. Git has a broader approval, being mentioned in 3933 company stacks & 4780 developers stacks; compared to WebStorm, which is listed in 470 company stacks and 449 developer stacks.

Advice on Git, WebStorm

Johnny

Software Engineer at StackShare

Aug 15, 2019

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Visual Studio Code

PhpStorm

WebStorm

When I switched to Visual Studio Code 12 months ago from PhpStorm I was in love, it was great. However after using VS Code for a year, I see myself switching back and forth between WebStorm and VS Code. The VS Code plugins are great however I notice Prettier, auto importing of components and linking to the definitions often break, and I have to restart VS Code multiple times a week and sometimes a day.

We use Ruby here so I do like that Visual Studio Code highlights that for me out of the box, with WebStorm I'd need to probably also install RubyMine and have 2 IDE's going at the same time.

Should I stick with Visual Studio Code, or switch to something else? #help

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Detailed Comparison

Git	WebStorm
Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.	WebStorm is a lightweight and intelligent IDE for front-end development and server-side JavaScript.
-	Coding assistance for JavaScript and TypeScript; Support for React and Angular; Built-in debugger for client-side JavaScript and Node.js; Integration with build tools, linters and test runners; UI for working with Git and other VCS including a visual merge tool;
Statistics
GitHub Stars 57.1K	GitHub Stars -
GitHub Forks 26.9K	GitHub Forks -
Stacks 303.7K	Stacks 13.6K
Followers 184.2K	Followers 10.7K
Votes 6.6K	Votes 985
Pros & Cons
Pros 1429 Distributed version control system 1053 Efficient branching and merging 959 Fast 843 Open source 726 Better than svn Cons 16 Hard to learn 11 Inconsistent command line interface 9 Easy to lose uncommitted work 8 Worst documentation ever possibly made 5 Awful merge handling	Pros 187 Intelligent ide 128 Smart development environment 108 Easy js debugging 97 Code inspection 95 Support for the Latest Technologies Cons 4 Paid 1 Expensive
Integrations
No integrations available	Apache Cordova Meteor Electron React Native Vue.js Node.js TypeScript React Ionic AngularJS

What are some alternatives to Git, WebStorm?

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.

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.

Visual Studio

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

NetBeans IDE

NetBeans IDE is FREE, open source, and has a worldwide community of users and developers.

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!

Eclipse

Standard Eclipse package suited for Java and plug-in development plus adding new plugins; already includes Git, Marketplace Client, source code and developer documentation. Click here to file a bug against Eclipse Platform.

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.

RubyMine

JetBrains RubyMine IDE provides a comprehensive Ruby code editor aware of dynamic language specifics and delivers smart coding assistance, intelligent code refactoring and code analysis capabilities.

CLion

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.

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.