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.

Microsoft's dev team for Java on Visual Studio Code trumpeted a popularity milestone in the regular monthly update for November, noting that more than 2 million Java developers now use the ...

VS Code comes bundled with other Java support wrapped in the Extension Pack for Java, which is still in preview with an estimated 9.8 million installs. "Over the past few years, Microsoft have been ...

Embedding a Java runtime in the extension to improve the overall "Getting Started" experience "We believe the 1.0 release of the language support for Java by Red Hat is an important step for the ...

Further speaking to the popularity of Java on VS Code, the aforementioned Extension Pack for Java -- still in the preview stage -- has been installed more than 11 million times. He also detailed a ...

Among the goals is making it easier to migrate to VS Code from other Java IDEs. There are now more than 1.5 million Java developers using the code editor, Microsoft said.

Install the Java Project Manager extension. When the installation completes, VS Code will be fully capable to validate source code, create Maven projects, run tests and execute Java classes that have ...