How to Activate Your WebStorm License (Student Edition) and Get Started with Your Project

As a student or teacher, you're eligible for a free license of WebStorm, a powerful Integrated Development Environment (IDE). However, offline activation codes are not available for these licenses. To activate your WebStorm IDE, you'll need an internet connection.

The fastest and easiest way to activate JetBrains software is by using your JetBrains Account. This method allows you to access all your registered products and manage your licenses easily.

Getting Started with Your Project in WebStorm

To create a new project in WebStorm, follow these steps:

1. Open the Welcome screen by clicking on the New Project button or selecting File > New > Project from the main menu.

2. Select Spring Initializr from the left-hand side of the dialog box and click Next.

3. Choose the dependencies you want to include in your project, such as Spring Web. You can select the latest stable version of the dependency.

4. Change the name of your project to something like 'greetings-app' and select Create Git repository to add your project to version control.

5. Select Maven as the type and click Next.

Using JetBrains AI Assistant in Your Project

JetBrains AI Assistant is a powerful tool that can help you with coding tasks, such as code completion, debugging, and refactoring. To use it, follow these steps:

1. Open the code file you want to work on and navigate to the area where you need assistance.

2. Press F2 to navigate to the next problem or Shift+F2 to navigate to the previous problem.

3. Use Show Context Actions (⌥⏎ on macOS or Alt+Enter on Windows/Linux) to see suggestions on how to solve the problem.

In this article, we've covered how to activate your WebStorm license as a student and get started with your project using IntelliJ IDEA. We've also discussed how to use JetBrains AI Assistant to help you with coding tasks. With these steps, you're ready to start building your own Java Spring Boot web application in WebStorm.

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