Ron Gilbert (GrumpyGamer)Jan 5
I love the Mac but recent changes, idiotic Liquid Glass and a company that has lost it's way has made me never want to upgrade to Tahoe. So, I think 2026 is the year of Linux for me. In a few months I will be "in between" projects so this might be a good time to change. The big issue is a C++ IDE. I'll give JetBrains a good try. I hear mixed things.
This time for sure!
Show threadCampbell JonesJan 5

@grumpygamer JetBrains now has opt-out LLM source code harvesting with the minimum level of anonymization, just so you're aware. I stopped using their products for that reason, but if you want a full-fledged and featureful IDE, they're kinda the only game in town.

https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2025/09/30/detailed-data-sharing-for-better-ai/

Better AI Depends on Better Data: We Need Your Help | The JetBrains Blog

Update (November 10, 2025): We’d like to provide an important update regarding the delivery of the detailed data-sharing functionality described in this post. While we originally planned to release

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Show threadsynlogic4242Jan 5
@serebit @grumpygamer JetBrains also led/founded/staffed heavily by Russians. so thats a security or ethical showstopper for some
Show threadManuel CeronJan 5

@synlogic4242 @serebit @grumpygamer

JetBrains is a European company with a strong public voice against the Russian government: https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2022/03/11/jetbrains-statement-on-ukraine/

JetBrains' Statement on Ukraine | The JetBrains Blog

We have already made our position very clear in regard to the invasion of Ukraine. We condemn the attacks of the Russian government, and we stand with the Ukrainian people, including our own colleagues and their families.

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Show threadsynlogic4242

@[email protected] @serebit its Russian founded/led/staffed. a recent AskReddit by JetBrains Golang team listed 5 names. 3 were Russian, 1 was vaguely Eastern European.

There's ample evidence to not trust their software with read/copy/build/root/exfil permissions to one's source code. Insanely and dangerously naive if one knows anything about how Russia works.

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Show threadSashaJan 6
@synlogic4242 @serebit we're stuck between a rock and a hard place then. Obviously US tech now increasingly falls under similar ethical issues, and data sovereignty problems.