# JetBrains ReSharper

13 Hacker News commenters recommended JetBrains ReSharper and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Developers recommend it for stronger code inspections and refactoring than built-in analysis in Visual Studio and Rider. Common caveat: it can slow the IDE down.

## Why people recommend it

- Stronger inspections and refactoring (3 comments): "includes Resharper by default, giving you access to a bunch more powerful inspections and refactoring" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45898247)) "the coding/refactoring support (Resharper et al) and general quality and integration of tooling" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45898954)) "ReSharper ... is just so much better than Roslyn-based analysis" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48205529))
- Integrated into Visual Studio and Rider (4 comments): "even VS gets enhanced by ReSharper... which is a JetBrains product" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46206255)) "ReSharper with Visual Studio was a mainstay for me from 2008-2020" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45910226)) "I started out using ReSharper in Visual Studio" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812329))
- Wanted on Linux alongside Rider (2 comments): "I just want Resharper and something that works reliably on Linux." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45899168)) "Rider and its ReSharper backend is fucking black magic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48545786))

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "JetBrains ReSharper", https://hackerapproved.com/p/resharper/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).