Tackle the Top 7 C++ Pain Points

Managing third-party libraries

C++ package managers address this issue. CLion supports the most popular options in the community: Conan (via plugin) and vcpkg.

For third-party packages recognized by CMake, use code completion for find_package.

Improving build times

Automatically highlight unused includes and optimize them where possible.

For CMake Projects, profile superfluous includes right in the IDE to speed up the most time-consuming operations during CMake configuration.

Setting up a CI pipeline

Simplify working with CI pipelines by using the plugin for TeamCity, JetBrains’ automated build management and CI/CD tool.

Take advantage of built-in support for all major C++ testing frameworks (Google Test, Boost. Test, Catch2, Doctest, CTest).

Managing a CMake project

CMake is a first-class citizen in CLion. This guarantees that CLion opens and loads your CMake project without any extra effort.

You get a powerful editor with completion, documentation, structure view, built-in debugger, configuration via CMake Presets, CMake profiler, and much more.

Checking code for thread, memory, and type safety issues on the fly

CLion static analysis captures dead code, null pointer dereferences, memory leaks, and array index issues.

As for dynamic analysis, CLion fully integrates with Valgrind as well as with numerous sanitizers.

Setting up a development environment from scratch

Since CLion bundles many tools you need, like CMake, debuggers, ClangFormat, and Clang-Tidy, you get a great experience from the second you install it.

You can also develop remotely with CLion, using a local machine as a thin client, or relying on Docker and WSL setups.

Code modernization

To help you easily move existing code to a more modern C++ standard, CLion bundles Clang-Tidy's modernization checks right to the editor.

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