TrustRadius Insights for CLion are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Pros
Excellent integration with C++ language: Users have found that CLion has excellent integration with the C++ language, making programming in C++ much more effortless. This feature has been highlighted by many reviewers and is appreciated for its ability to provide all necessary functionality in the community edition for free, ensuring good support.
Effective code completion and fixes: CLion guides users with code completion and code fixes, making it easier to code in C and C++. Several reviewers have mentioned this feature as a major advantage of using CLion. They appreciate how it helps them create cleaner code with fewer bugs.
Downloadable extensions from plugin store: The ability to download extensions from the plugin store is particularly appreciated by users. Many reviewers have praised this aspect of CLion, which allows them to enhance their coding experience by adding additional features and functionalities to the IDE.
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CLion Reviews
1 Review
Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesInformation Technology & Services1
CLion provides an alternative to Visual Studio that is independent of the Windows ecosystem, something that is attractive to many people who want to develop in the same IDE across multiple platforms. With Unreal Engine 4 now supporting CLion, game and enterprise developers have an alternative that matches UE4's platform-agnostic approach.
Pros
Low cost.
Part of the JetBrains system of developer tools, a toolset that is widely respected in software development.
Supports multiple languages--not just C and C++.
Easy to learn and adapt to when coming for other IDE's.
Cons
JetBrains, the company that created and maintains CLion, is located primarily in Russia. While that doesn't concern me it does create worries for some people.
No real cons. The product is great and the support is equally excellent.
Likelihood to Recommend
CLion is suitable for any software development purpose I can think of, and probably many more than I have no envisioned. It joins offerings from Intel, Microsoft and the like providing a quality IDE that produces quality code. It checks all of the boxes a developer wants it to check. The only place it's probably not your best tool is if you are heavily invested in another IDE. In that case, I'd always recommend sticking to organizational standards for production work and explore competitive alternatives in the lab.
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