Rider

Rider is JetBrains' .NET IDE. It is faster than Visual Studio 2022 in many cases and runs on Mac/Linux. It works great for Unity and Unreal Engine.

When to Use

• Game Dev: Best Unity/Unreal integration on the market.
• Cross-Platform .NET: Developing ASP.NET Core on macOS.
• Performance: ReSharper engine process runs out-of-process, keeping typing smooth.

Core Concepts

ReSharper

The analysis engine powering Rider. 2000+ code inspections.

Solution Explorer

Standard .NET project view.

Decompiler

Built-in IL decompiler allows you to view source of closed-source libraries.

Best Practices (2025)

Do:

• Use Unity Mode: Special tool windows for Unity logs and gameplay debugging.
• Use Dynamic Program Analysis: Finds memory leaks and allocations while you run the app.
• Hot Reload: Supports .NET Hot Reload for rapid iteration.

Don't:

• Don't ignore hints: Rider enables "Solution Wide Analysis". If it's green, it compiles.

References

• Rider Documentation