There are several scenarios in which you might need to activate the Code With Me license manually: In case, but want to add more guests to your session or make it longer, or your PhpStorm license is outdated, then you can purchase a separate Premium Code With Me license. If you have an active PhpStorm subscription or other IDE subscription (except for DataGrip and Rider), you don't need a separate Code With Me license as it's already included in the IDE's license. We prepared a short video tutorial on how to start working with Code With Me:Ĭode With Me offers different types of subscriptions that you can choose at the JetBrains website. Additionally, it might slow down the performance. The limit is 5, and if it's reached, PhpStorm will display a popup suggesting to wait. However, there is a limitation on how many participants can actively type together. In this case, participants can quickly change the code and even work on other files of the project at the same time. You can do simultaneous multi editing of your code with other participants. You can achieve that with the Force Others to Follow You mode. Let's say you need to explain a problem and show your team members different parts of your project. You can have a teacher-students scenario where you have many participants who follow you. Unlike classic pair-programming where developers share a single screen and a keyboard, you can work independently and achieve the goal faster. You can do pair-programming, in this case you share your IDE with a single participant and either use the Full sync mode, or follow each other and collaborate on different parts of code.

You can start a session with one of the following basic scenarios: You can use Code With Me for real time collaboration, editing code, sharing a server, and running a debugging session.Ī Code With Me shared session involves the interaction between a host and one or more guests. With PhpStorm, you can use the Code With Me plugin that enables you to share your locally running project with anyone.

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