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 mentioned.
JetBrains revealed on December 8 that starting December 22, Fleet will now not be obtainable for obtain. There shall 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, could cease working over time. Elaborating on the choice, JetBrains mentioned rebuilding the total capabilities of IntelliJ-based IDEs inside Fleet didn’t produce ample worth. Sustaining two overlapping product traces created confusion and diluted focus, mentioned the corporate.
Meant to offer a lighter, structure, a contemporary UI mannequin, and adaptability, Fleet was a worthwhile experiment from each technical and design views, JetBrains mentioned. Many Fleet elements now energy JetBrains IDEs and a number of other UX and UI ideas developed for Fleet had been adopted all through the JetBrains product line. However JetBrains discovered it may neither change IntelliJ with Fleet nor outline a differentiated area of interest for the Fleet IDE.
