JetBrains' New IDE, and the Editor Is Read-Only

JetBrains' New IDE, and the Editor Is Read-Only

JetBrains shipped an AI IDE, and getting it running showed me that the feature list isn’t the interesting part: the source hardcodes readOnly: true, and when I typed into the editor the file hash didn’t move. This is an IDE that won’t let you change code.

2026-11-04 · 9 min · 1700 words · Trevor Wang
The eMudhra Certificate Chain Broke, So I Audited Every JetBrains App on My Mac

The eMudhra Certificate Chain Broke, So I Audited Every JetBrains App on My Mac

Eight intermediate certificates with recoverable private keys, four root CAs to distrust. After following JetBrains’ own guidance I found the official workaround removes two of them, my machine had all four, and not one of my three JVMs was patched.

2026-11-03 · 7 min · 1331 words · Trevor Wang
Split One Developer Request Into Three Messages and the Agent's Cost More Than Doubles

Split One Developer Request Into Three Messages and the Agent's Cost More Than Doubles

JetBrains analyzed 4,782 real IDE sessions: splitting one request into three messages more than doubles cost and barely moves the resolve rate.

2026-10-30 · 8 min · 1495 words · Trevor Wang