CLion Review

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SpecsUpdate

PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac

LicenseProprietary

Auto CompleteYes

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Pros

Pro
Intelligent code completion

CLion has an intelligent autocompletion engine that tries to predict the symbol you are typing based on your previous history and the context in which it's being typed.

Pro
Cross platform

Clion works on Windows, Linux and OSX.

Cons

Con
Proprietary

Clion is proprietary software which costs $199/1st year for a business license or $89/1st year for an individual license.

Con
Build Tool Integration is messy/over complicated

I have a Jetbrains annual subscription so I can use this tool for free and I've used the Java IDE for years so I really want to like CLion. But it's just over complex to add 3rd party libraries etc. Netbeans/Eclipse etc are much better integrated with the build tools