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submitted 1 week ago by ianh@phpc.social to c/jetbrains@programming.dev

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I like @jetbrains products. They're not without issues, but on the whole, good enough and powerful enough to make my life simpler while coding.

Just installed the EAP for WebStorm & PhpStorm and wondered WTF was going on with the delayed caret movement.. they've decided to waste time and resources adding a 'smooth caret movement' that essentially just adds lag. WTaF would any serious developer want to deliberately add lag to their caret!? Weird direction lately with shitty "fluffy" aesthetics.

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[–] ianh@phpc.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@jetbrains Settings -> Editor -> Appearance -> 'Use Smooth Caret movement' checkbox will take you back to sanity and less for the vibe-coding JS kiddies 👍🏻

[–] ianh@phpc.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@jetbrains Eeek... another stupid "fluffyism" in the 2026.* EAPs... 'Use Smooth Caret Blinking' (under the same editor appearance settings)..

This gem increases the CPU on my laptop on average ~10-20%... for what!?

Honestly JetBrains... get a grip or at least disable this useless shit by default. Most of the kiddies have already moved to cursor or some other vibe-coding prompt editor.. stay true to the real developers who have entrusted your software for years to be the leading IDEs.

[–] ianh@phpc.social 1 points 1 week ago

@jetbrains The uselessisms so far encountered:

- Deliberate caret movement lag
- Soft, fluffy caret blinking
- "Shimmer effect" fake text backdrops behind an existing loading spinner
- Soft fluffy corners for highlighted text (really!?)
- Soft fluffy 'rounded corner everything' island themes (though this has also just been released in the latest 2025 release too).. what was wrong with squareness on a square screen? Tabs are just rounded buttons now

This year could be my last all-apps sub.