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I really like JetBrain's stuff, I use it every day. That said, one annoyance with it: When you have a personal license, it does a network check to ensure that
by mbell 14y ago
I really like JetBrain's stuff, I use it every day.
That said, one annoyance with it:
When you have a personal license, it does a network check to ensure that the license is only in use on one machine on the LAN and locks out other instances popping up a 'reactivation' dialog in them. The check is fine and reasonable, I just wish it worked a different way as it messes with my workflow on a regular basis.
I work primarily from home and like switching between my laptop and my desktop regularly. I may use my laptop outside when its nice or just sit on the couch for a change in position then sit my desktop for awhile or maybe I need more horsepower or screen space than a macbook air can provide. I generally just like to change things up periodically.
The fact that it completely locks out the other IDE almost instantly can get really annoying. I sync code through github but if I forget to sync something, I then play whack-a-mole with the dialogs to get back to work. Another annoying thing is when I close my laptop then move to my desktop but want to check on something on the laptop completely unrelated and as soon as I open the lid, boom desktop is locked out.
I really wish it had some sort of timeout, read only mode or just allowed 2 instances as I can't imagine my situation is all that unique.
- easytiger 14y agoi vaguely recall something about being allowed three instances per lan.. i'll dig out the email from thei customer service people when i get home
- _JamesA_ 14y agoI have the same issue. I reluctantly purchased two personal licenses to get around the issue. Unfortunately their systems aren't set up to deal with multiple personal licenses and it requires a call to their sales department every time I renew. Now I am bouncing among 3 machines and getting frustrated again but buying a third license just to get rid of the message is not an option. I am not 'using' the instances simultaneously but it's incredibly inconvenient to keep opening and closing the IDE as I change from one machine to another. I understand the need to protect their source of revenue but there really needs to be a better solution than this.
- orillian 14y agoI use PhpStorm, pyCharm and WebStorm on a personal Computer and a Laptop. Laptop Goes to work with me every day, but I use both interchangeably at home all the time. A big part of my workflow is to use the laptop to run tests or manage another project while I'm coding on the desktop or the reverse. Granted I did call them two years ago when I first wanted to do this and asked, so maybe they added something to my account, but I was simply told at the time that I could.