Despite its age, this version introduced or refined features that remain essential today.
The graphical debugger lets you set breakpoints, step through code, and evaluate expressions. The key highlight in 2018.3.7 is the – variable values are shown directly next to the code lines, not just in a separate window. jetbrains pycharm community edition 2018.3.7
| Operation | 2018.3.7 | 2024.3 Community | |-----------|----------|------------------| | Cold startup to editor | 12 seconds | 39 seconds | | RAM after opening 5000-line script | 980 MB | 2.1 GB | | Indexing a Django project (20 files) | 2 seconds | 14 seconds | | Typing latency (no lag threshold) | No lag | Stuttering after 150 chars | Despite its age, this version introduced or refined
This version introduced several workflow-enhancing features that remains relevant for pure Python development: | Operation | 2018