It has a lot more value than you may think
September 29, 2022

It has a lot more value than you may think

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with JetBrains Rider

We used it instead of Visual Studio and it’s just perfect. You will never regret paying for the service. It makes your life super easy, from suggestions to database connection to all the plugins it provides. It made everyone on the team work complete tasks faster and with better quality of code

Pros

  • It’s very fast and the UI/UX part makes it very comfortable to use
  • It’s cross platform so you can find on Linux and macOS also
  • It analyses your code exceptionally well and provides very useful feedback
  • Debugging is just another level compared to Visual Studio, it’s just incredible

Cons

  • I think there could be more .net related plugins
  • More theme options like on vscode would be welcome
  • Would be great if you could write C++ for Unreal Engine
  • It’s cheap for what it provides. Their year on year contract renewal discounts are much appreciated.
  • It makes developers code and debug faster so there is less time waiting, and more action
  • They implement new features fast so with each new .NET release you do not have to wait a long time, which helped us with .NET 6 LTS
  • For web application it has everything you may ever need from typescript to SQL, even Razor related stuff. Works great with Blazor too
  • Developers are happier, a lot less stress.
  • Development process went much faster than before.
  • Ability to code .NET on Linux without fear of blue screen
It’s a great free tool but not as enhanced as IntelliJ platform that JetBrains Rider has. Debugging and access to database is not as comfortable to use. Sure, you can save money on IDE, but may need to spend it on sleeping and stress relief pills.

Do you think JetBrains Rider delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with JetBrains Rider's feature set?

Yes

Did JetBrains Rider live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of JetBrains Rider go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy JetBrains Rider again?

Yes

Initially you may think it’s not worth paying and that there are better free options, which is definitely a lie we once tried to live with. It has everything you may ever need in .NET world, code analysis and debugging works super well and all the SQL/noSQL related integrations are just next level compared to the competition. It’s worth every penny.

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