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Microsoft JDConf 2024 Announces Keynote Speaker and Breakout Sessions – Java, Cloud and AI

February 7, 2024 Feb 7, 2024 02/7/24

Asir Selvasingh

Microsoft JDConf 2024 is just around the corner, making it the go-to event for Java developers everywhere. With 21 sessions, more than 10 hours of live streaming content, and even more to watch on-demand from March 27 to 28, this conference is your free ticket to the latest in Java technology, best practices, and what is next. Whether you are...

Meet the First Round of Speakers for Microsoft JDConf 2024: Where Java, Cloud, and AI Come Together

January 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 01/31/24

Asir Selvasingh, Mark Heckler

We are excited to announce the initial lineup of speakers for Microsoft JDConf 2024, the highly anticipated virtual Java developer conference. This event, scheduled for March 27-28, 2024, will bring together the realms of Java, Cloud, and AI. JDConf is poised to be a center for the latest in technology, offering opportunities for all ...

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – January 2024

January 30, 2024 Jan 30, 2024 01/30/24

Nick Zhu

Hi everyone, welcome to the first update for Visual Studio Code for Java of 2024! We hope everyone had a refreshing break. In this blog we have some exciting updates for the new Test Coverage UX as well as reliability and general user experience updates, so let's get started! Update of Java 21 Feature Support As shared in our roadmap blog ...

Java on Azure Tooling Update – January 2024

January 29, 2024 Jan 29, 2024 01/29/24

Jialuo Gan

Hi everyone, welcome to our first update of Java on Azure Tooling in 2024. In this update, we will introduce Azure Key Vault support, project scaffolding based on Azure samples and Azure Kubernetes experience enhancement. We hope you enjoy these updates and have a smooth experience with our Azure toolkit. Please download and install the Azure ...

Microsoft Build of OpenJDK – January 2024 Patch & Security Update Release

January 24, 2024 Jan 24, 2024 01/24/24

Derek Keeler, Bruno Borges

Java OpenJDK January 2024 Patch & Security Updates Happy New Year Java community! We are happy to announce the latest January 2024 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK . See the release notes  for detailed changes present in the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK binaries. And download  or install  ...

Java on Azure Tooling Update – November 2023

December 24, 2023 Dec 24, 2023 12/24/23

Jialuo Gan

Hi everyone, welcome to the November update of Java on Azure Tooling. In this update, we are excited to announce the feature of intelligent code assistance support for Azure resources connections in IntelliJ IDEA, which includes code completion, code navigation and code fix to improve developer productivity. We hope you enjoy these updates and...

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – December 2023

December 20, 2023 Dec 20, 2023 12/20/23

Nick Zhu

Hi everyone, welcome to the December update for Visual Studio Code for Java! We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! In this blog we have tons of exciting new features including test coverage, UX updates as well as Spring Boot updates. Let's get started! Test with Coverage in Visual Studio Code Insiders Test coverage is a ...

Microsoft JDConf is back in 2024!

December 5, 2023 Dec 5, 2023 12/5/23

Bruno Borges

In a rapidly expanding digital world, the Java community stands out with its remarkable and unprecedented growth. According to a 24th edition of the State of Developer Nation survey, the Java community has seen incredible growth over the last two years, gaining nearly 8M developers and reaching just over 17M globally. This remarkable trend ...

2.5 million Java developers on Visual Studio Code! Roadmap for the next 6 months

December 4, 2023 Dec 4, 2023 12/4/23

Nick Zhu

A big big thank you to the community! Hi everyone, we are thrilled to share that Visual Studio Code now has a community of over 2.5 million Java developers. Much like our achievements in the past, this incredible milestone wouldn't have been possible without the support from our amazing community and users, and for that, we want to extend ...

Unveiling our 6-Month Roadmap for Java on Azure Developer Tools

November 29, 2023 Nov 29, 2023 11/29/23

Jialuo Gan

Hi everyone, welcome to the October update of Java on Azure Tooling. In this update, we will share our investments for the next few months of Java on Azure Developer Tools. Besides, we will also introduce the support for VMWare Tanzu App Accelerator extension in the VS Code Extension for Azure Spring Apps. We hope you enjoy these updates and ...