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That has changed somewhat. Among other innovations, Visual Studio Code now has good support for editing, running, and debugging Java code through a set of Java-specific extensions.

This Visual Studio Code for Java tutorial shows you how to install the Java extensions pack for VS Code, create a Java project and run a simple program.

VS Code combines impressive Java support with first-class support for JavaScript and other stacks, making a compelling alternative to traditional IDEs. Let’s try it with Spring and Svelte.

Cloud-native development figures prominently in a new roadmap published by Microsoft's Java on Visual Studio Code dev team.

The October update of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code for Java comes with updates in the code editing and debugging experience, thanks to the Java 19 preview of Virtual Threads in Project Loom.