JetBrains Academy – February Digest | The JetBrains Academy Blog

JetBrains Academy's February Digest highlights a range of events, learning opportunities, and updates aimed at developers and students in 2026. The digest promotes the IntelliJ IDEA Conf 2026, a virtual conference focusing on the JVM ecosystem, and Python Unplugged, a live YouTube event featuring insights from key figures in the Python community. It also encourages participation in the JetBrains Youth Math Challenge and the Blackbox Cup, both designed to test problem-solving skills, with the latter being important for scholarship consideration. The digest showcases the best programming courses of 2025 and announces up to 40 full scholarships for a Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence BSc program at Neapolis University Pafos. New courses available on Coursera include a Python course with full PyCharm integration, and a free AI-assisted programming course developed by JetBrains and Nebius engineers. Tech insights focus on preparing for the future of programming in an AI-driven world, and the Hyperskill plugin now offers a standalone experience for JetBrains IDE users.