Java at Microsoft

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – April 2020

Xiaokai HeApril 30, 2020Apr 30, 202004/30/20

Java on VS Code April update will show you the effect of latest performance improvements, new Java 14 support and semantic highlighting. Also including how to easily create new Java class, perform rename refactoring from file explorer and preview the proposed changes.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – March 2020

Xiaokai HeMarch 19, 2020Mar 19, 202003/19/20

In this update, we will show you the performance improvements just released as well as currently under development. You will see Syntax Mode, the newly polished experience for standalone Java files. We'd also like to introduce you to the newly released SonarLint extension which helps you detect code quality and security issues on the fly.

Addressing the Apache Tomcat “Ghostcat” vulnerability on Azure

Jason FreebergMarch 10, 2020Mar 10, 202003/10/20

How to address the Ghostcat vulnerability on Azure

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – February 2020

Xiaokai HeFebruary 19, 2020Feb 19, 202002/19/20

In this update for Java on VS Code, we will show you the new ways to manage your dependencies and configure your multiple JDK. We will also show you the additional tools you can use with popular frameworks and runtimes such as Spring Boot and Quarkus. There're also a few new code actions and improvements to checkout.

What’s New in Azure Spring Cloud – January Update

Kylie LiangJanuary 29, 2020Jan 29, 202001/29/20

Explore the newest features on diagnostics and guidance for CI/CD of Azure Spring Cloud, a fully managed service jointly built and operated by Microsoft and Pivotal.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – January 2020

Xiaokai HeJanuary 6, 2020Jan 6, 202001/6/20

In this update for Java on VS Code, we're introducing the long-waited "Call Hierarchy" support along with some Visual Studio Code UI updates which will benefit Java developers a lot. At the same time, new features are also introduced to Debugger and Test Runner. We will also share some other improvements including performance in this post.

Java EE on Azure with WebLogic and Linux Virtual Machines

Edward BurnsDecember 8, 2019Dec 8, 201912/8/19

Microsoft and Oracle announce the availability of four Azure Marketplace offers enabling Bring-Your-Own-License style WebLogic Server on Azure IaaS.

Java on Visual Studio Code November Update

Xiaokai HeNovember 15, 2019Nov 15, 201911/15/19

Welcome to the November update of Java on Visual Studio Code. In this update, we'd like to share some improvements we've made for code editing experience, more code actions, Java 13 support for Gradle projects and new features in Test Runner and Checkstyle extensions.

Java At Microsoft: From OpenJDK to Azure Spring Cloud

Bruno BorgesNovember 4, 2019Nov 4, 201911/4/19

It’s been a fantastic year for Java developers. With the increased number of companies supporting the Java platform and providing distributions of OpenJDK, makes the Java ecosystem even stronger and enables customers to further their investments into Java applications. More recently Microsoft acquired jClarity to help form the Java Platfo

AOT Compilation in HotSpot: Introduction

Ludovic HenryOctober 29, 2019Oct 29, 201910/29/19

Introduce the AOT Compiler that was introduced in Java 9 with the addition of the jaotc command-line utility. Explore some of the tradeoffs it needs to take, how the generated code fits in the Tiered Compilation pipeline, go through a simple example, and take a look at some alternatives (JIT at Startup, JIT caching, and Distributed JIT).