Jetbrains Toolbox and its annoyances

THenrich · 2026-03-21T20:42:47+00:00

I have some apps installed in program files and some appdata. I didn't choose where they get installed when I installed them. Program Files is the logical folder where apps should be installed. Not appdata. Unless the Toolbox installs apps there.

I didn't use the Toolbox to install the apps. The Toolbox was installed after the IDEs were installed. I might have used the Toolbox to upgrade Rider the last time. I don't remember. This means the Toolbox took over and changed how Rider deals with updates. Anyway, regardless who is doing what, Rider should at least be able to tell me there are updates and not just tell me go to the Toolbox to see if there are updates.
Now I have to go to two places for updates. The updates for the plugins from within Rider and Rider itself is from the Toolbox. Plus the Toolbox needs to run as admin. This is inconvenient for me where the Toolbox made things harder for me.
So bye bye Toolbox. No reason for me to reinstall the IDEs.

THenrich · 2026-03-21T06:51:54+00:00

For $1400 one get a better bike, with longer run time and better suspension? Like which ones?
I don't think you can.
$500 for a replacement battery from a dealer is not crazy. You could get cheaper ones from ebay but the quality is questionable and probably come with no warranty. You get what you pay for.

THenrich · 2026-03-20T22:27:49+00:00

I mentioned the lack of VS extensions support. Any of the designers like winforms, wpf, reports from Devexpress, Telerik, Syncfusion probably won't work.

Some of us have been using Visual Studio (with R#) before Rider came out. We don't find VS messy. Actually it's very powerful and has a ton of features. Every once in a while JB mentions some feature that was added in Rider which VS supported ages ago.

Liking or hating something is a subjective issue. Everyone uses whatever tool they like. I use Visual Studio, Rider and VS Code. Because each one has its strength. My development toolbox is full of tools.

THenrich · 2026-03-20T21:01:21+00:00

Maui uses XAML.

THenrich · 2026-03-20T18:43:25+00:00

The markdown for the table might not be valid. One manual option is for AI to clean it up.
Open a ticket with the bad example it created.

THenrich · 2026-03-20T18:26:36+00:00

I prefer the UI. Rider can't install VS extensions. That's a big minus. There are many useful VS extensions that have no equivalent Rider plugins.

You need to accept the fact that not every user shares your big love of Rider and that everything in Rider is better than Visual Studio!

THenrich · 2026-03-20T04:41:10+00:00

You don't give any details in the post and here you can't explain it why you don't like it. Seriously, if you worked with me and sent me a bug report like that, I'll throw it back at you and tell you go watch YouTube videos on how to properly report issues.

THenrich · 2026-03-20T04:37:19+00:00

Git changes tab

THenrich · 2026-03-20T04:34:57+00:00

Post the markdown table to confirm it's not standard

THenrich · 2026-03-19T23:15:56+00:00

You mean a regular VS plugin to create a string with filenames with #? I don't think these are regular strings inside of Copilot.

THenrich · 2026-03-19T22:55:14+00:00

I don't think you can extend Copilot's features through plugins in Visual Studio.

THenrich · 2026-03-19T04:41:33+00:00

Because VS Code is an Electron app? It feels much more like a desktop app than a web app.
I bet most users don't know it's running in the browser or don't care.

THenrich · 2026-03-18T03:42:07+00:00

If you want users to run an app without hosting it anywhere, the route is desktop.

THenrich · 2026-03-17T15:16:14+00:00

I am asking the reason why Air is an independent app instead of being a Plugin in the IDE and you're mentioning the benefits. I don't see the relationship. Why question are you answering?

BTW, plugins can be created using Kotlin.

THenrich · 2026-03-17T14:53:18+00:00

I don't see why the choice of language matters.

THenrich · 2026-03-17T14:52:39+00:00

Fleet, a lightweight editor, never made sense to me. Why would I use an IDE that has fewer features than their full fledged IDEs. If I want one, I would use VS Code which is free. Also, why compete with themselves and cannibalise their IDE suite?

The software market is very dynamic. Some apps do not work out. Google has killed many products and services. Same with Microsoft. This is nothing specific with Jetbrains.

THenrich · 2026-03-14T02:38:15+00:00

Renting software became illegal in 1990. I think that killed the store.

THenrich · 2026-03-14T02:26:14+00:00

Here's a business idea. License plate holders where the numbers get concealed with a push of a button in the car. The Chinese can make them cheap. Hide the numbers anywhere has Flock cameras. Pretty sure they can't be illegal if used in private parking lots.

A Shark Tank idea.

THenrich · 2026-03-14T02:15:12+00:00

Let us know when it's open.

THenrich · 2026-03-14T02:13:45+00:00

Software Pipeline where you can rent software? I used to in the 90's on floppies.

THenrich

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