Alternatives to IntelliJ?

[sergio_101]

Checking in to see which IDEs might be particularly suited to Elixir/Phoenix development.

I’ve used IntelliJ for the past several years and really like it, especially with the AI plugin, but lately, something hasn’t been right with Intellij.

• Matching brackets and quotes no longer work reliably
• Syntax highlighting is hit or miss
• Code formatting no longer works correctly, if at all

I have had to tweak the Elixir plugins to get them to work, but it seems like there are little broken bits strewn around, disrupting workflow.

I’ve used VSCode here and there, and I like it enough, but there are some things in IntelliJ (the AI plugin) that I hate to leave.

I also use the JetBrains products for every other project in my day job, so it’s weird to switch entire IDEs for one language/framework, but maybe it’s just time.

I’d love to hear which options out there I might have missed.

Thanks!

[AstonJ]

You might be interested in this thread Sergio:

Which code editor or IDE do you use? (Poll) (2022 Edition)

We last posted a poll like this in 2017 - here’s an updated version for 2022 - this one is slightly different… You can select up to 3 - just pick the ones you use most poll If you are using a Vim or Emacs variant, please say which one in the thread - general thoughts or comments also welcome.

[cmo]

I feel ya. I use rider and data grip but vscode for Elixir. You can use another AI plugin with vscode/other editor. There are a bunch out there, e.g. Cody. A sort of list of them can be found here Which ChatGPT alternatives are you using? · zed-industries/zed · Discussion #6675 · GitHub

[Tyson]

I love IntelliJ for Java, but in my experience VS Code + ElixirLS is solid.