JetBrains has announced the launch of the JetBrains Course Creators Program, an initiative designed to help independent educators integrate hands-on coding practice directly into JetBrains IDEs through the JetBrains Academy plugin.
Online programming education still has a major gap: students learn concepts through videos and browser-based exercises but rarely get to code in the professional tools they will use in development jobs. As AI changes how people learn programming and write code, practical developer skills are becoming even more important, with students needing experience working in real development environments, understanding projects, debugging applications and building software alongside AI tools.
Through the program, course creators can enhance the practical component of their courses by enabling learners to write real code, run and debug programs, as well as build skills in a professional development environment.
The program is open to course creators who publish programming courses on Udemy, Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, Pluralsight, edX or similar platforms, run their own educational platforms, or teach programming, software development or related technical topics.
JetBrains will provide participating creators with product access, technical guidance, promotional support and collaboration opportunities to help bring professional coding workflows into online education.
The company also supports direct integration between Coursera courses and JetBrains IDEs, allowing students to open projects in the IDE with a single click and complete coding exercises while automatically syncing progress.
According to JetBrains, most course creators complete integration within two to four weeks. Educators who are not ready for full integration can also explore other forms of collaboration, including pointing students to free JetBrains IDEs, accessing educational licence coupons, or featuring JetBrains tools in course content.
