The Largest Web Development Glossary, Now as a JetBrains IDE Plugin

Published on Jan 13, 2026, filed under development. (Share this post, e.g., on Mastodon.)

The Web Development Glossary is an ebook explaining thousands of terms related to web development that has a website which now also has—a plugin for all JetBrains IDEs!

Screenshot of WebStorm showing a plugin-based definition of “whitespace.” — The glossary plugin in action in my own customized instance of WebStorm.

That’s the news—if you use a JetBrains IDE like WebStorm, PhpStorm, or IntelliJ IDEA, try the glossary plugin to get explanations right on the spot, without browsing or searching the glossary.

(If you don’t use a JetBrains editor yet—why not give it a go? Use code “meiert” for a 20% discount for any personal annual license. And, of course, if you run into any problem, please be so kind and file an issue or email me—I’m usually quick to respond and take action. Thank you!)

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I’m Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and I’m an engineering lead, guerrilla philosopher, and indie publisher. I’ve worked as a technical lead and engineering manager at various companies (e.g., Google); I’m an active web and tool developer (code optimization, digital defense), a contributor to web standards (like HTML, CSS, WCAG), and a book author (O’Reilly, Frontend Dogma).

I love trying things—in web development and engineering management, but also in politics and philosophy, where I hold to one idea in particular: that we can only be well if we take good care of everyone. Here on meiert.com I talk about some of my perspectives and experiences. (Please share feedback: Interpret charitably, keep it friendly, but do be critical.)