Been using WebStorm for 10 years. I have tried others, but have always returned to it.
May 26, 2021
Been using WebStorm for 10 years. I have tried others, but have always returned to it.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with WebStorm
I have a personal affinity to Jetbrain products. I've tried other IDE's but always find myself being far more productive when using Jetbrain products in general and Webstorm in particular. It helps developers [be more productive without changing] experiences and the general setup between development environments (web, .net, Java, python etc...). It also comes out of the box with a clear set [of] good configurations and abilities without having to add [...] many plugins or info. Webstorm has been around for years and perfected [its] integration with the JavaScript ecosystem (web + node).
- Keeping up with new tools / language changes / web frameworks
- Fast and efficient
- Awesome git support and diffing
- Debugging is awesome
- Great JavaScript support (Web + NodeJS)
- Sync configurations via your account
- Git graph and rebase are hard to manage (look at GitKraken for a good improvement on that)
- Favorites and bookmarks could be more useful (You can't create directories for bookmarks and favorites are on files)
- Up and running with great defaults and code suggestions.
- Super productive with it.
- Super fast debugging/searching/refactoring.
- Work faster - great performance and load time
- Negative - has cost
- Less prone to make merging errors
VS Code is free and more popular. Popularity helps in that you can do pair programming more easily because you all use the same [tool]. It's also easier when trying to guide someone (especially a junior developer).
However, Webstorm comes with more out-of-the-box and is generally faster and more effective.
Webstorm has been around for many more years as well.
However, Webstorm comes with more out-of-the-box and is generally faster and more effective.
Webstorm has been around for many more years as well.
Do you think WebStorm delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with WebStorm's feature set?
Yes
Did WebStorm live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of WebStorm go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy WebStorm again?
Yes