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VS Code s Getting Better & Better for Java

Tue, 18 May 2021 07:13:13 +0000

VS Code is getting better and better for Java. In the last two months, we have made progresses in all key areas including core language support, testing, debugging, refactoring and project management. Let’s uncover the new hidden and less hidden gems!

Type hierarchy

VS Code has already supported call hierarchy for Java, so what about type hierarchy?

Together with Red Hat, we are very happy to announce type hierarchy is publicly available from the latest release of Language Support for Java published by Red Hat .

Welcome to the New Java Welcome Page for VS Code

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:02:03 +0000

For many of us, it’s Spring now, a season for being refreshed, no exception to VS Code. In this blog, we will share with you our experiments with a new Welcome Page.

New Welcome Page

A common thing at first-time use is spending a couple of minutes browsing the Welcome Page and trying features from there. Users’ satisfaction with the Welcome Page has a direct reflection on their satisfaction with the product and consequently affects their decision of adoption. Therefore, we believe it’s worth the effort to experiment with a refreshed Java Welcome Page.

Getting Started with Java Testing with VS Code

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:24:02 +0000

In our last post , we talked about starting a new Java project and running and debugging it with VS Code. In this post, we will cover testing.

To run Java tests on VS Code, we recommend using the Java Test Runner extension or the Java Extension Pack , which includes the extension. The extension supports the JUnit4, JUnit5, and TestNG frameworks.

Running Tests

When a project with test cases is imported into VS Code, VS Code can automatically detect the test cases and get them ready for you to run.

Getting Started with VS Code for Java Developers

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:10:07 +0000

VS Code, a.k.a. Visual Studio Code, is a modern editor available for Windows, macOS and Linux. It supports many languages and runtimes including Java. Besides editing features like IntelliSense, Code Action, etc., developers and students also like its lightweight, modern UI, extensibility, and the comprehensive support of remote development. Also, it’s free. You can refer to VS Code Overview for more details.

On Java, thanks to the investments communities and Microsoft have been constantly making, VS Code has been used by more and more Java developers to edit, build, run, debug, test and deploy their code and manage their projects, and by more and more students and educators to learn and teach Java language.