WebStorm 1.0 Release

JetBrains launched WebStorm 1.0, formerly 'Web IDE,' providing dedicated support for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in a full-featured IDE built on the IntelliJ platform. It arrived alongside npm's birth, filling a void in professional web tooling.

Significance

It professionalized JavaScript development, attracting developers from basic editors and establishing JetBrains in the front-end ecosystem.[1]

Key facts

Year
2011
Type
release
Location
Prague, Czech Republic