JetBrains is discontinuing its Fleet IDE, stating that it couldn’t justify sustaining two general-purpose IDEs. The JetBrains flagship IDE is IntelliJ, and Fleet didn’t succeed as a standalone product, the corporate stated.
JetBrains revealed on December 8 that starting December 22, Fleet will not be out there for obtain. There will likely be no additional updates and distribution of the IDE will finish. Builders can proceed utilizing Fleet, however some options counting on server-side companies, together with AI Assistant, might cease working over time. Elaborating on the choice, JetBrains stated rebuilding the total capabilities of IntelliJ-based IDEs inside Fleet didn’t produce adequate worth. Sustaining two overlapping product traces created confusion and diluted focus, stated the corporate.
Meant to supply a lighter, structure, a contemporary UI mannequin, and suppleness, Fleet was a worthwhile experiment from each technical and design views, JetBrains stated. Many Fleet parts now energy JetBrains IDEs and a number of other UX and UI ideas developed for Fleet have been adopted all through the JetBrains product line. However JetBrains discovered it might neither substitute IntelliJ with Fleet nor outline a differentiated area of interest for the Fleet IDE.
