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1 easy tip for software developers to supercharge your IDE.

JetBrains IDEs are renowned for their power, but there’s a hidden treasure within! Explore one of their most underutilized and potent features in this article. Share your thoughts — your insights matter!

Ayush Gupta
3 min readOct 14, 2023
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When it comes to coding, JetBrains IDEs are my tools of choice, thanks to their robust features and built-in functionalities. Even right out of the box, these IDEs offer valuable insights into my codebase and suggestions for improvement.

But they can do a lot more!

With the right configurations, the code editor can become a powerful tool for uncovering potential issues and enhancing your code quality. One of the most significant and often underutilized features of JetBrains IDEs are “Inspections” and “Inspection Profiles,” both tucked away in the “Settings” menu under “Editor” > “Inspections.”

So, what are they and how can they be configured? Let’s see:

1. Organized Inspections

Inspections are neatly categorized by language and frameworks. By expanding these categories, you’ll discover individual inspections that you can enable or disable. Each inspection comes with a description…

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Ayush Gupta
Ayush Gupta

Written by Ayush Gupta

I write about Software Engineering, Data Science, Productivity and Personal Growth | Sharing lessons learnt during 5+ years in the industry

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