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Java on Visual Studio Code Update – January 2021

Yaojin YangFebruary 8, 2021Feb 8, 202102/8/21

Welcome to the first edition of VS Code update for Java in 2021. We got some questions around how to run tests on VS Code, so in this blog we will walk you through the how. Meanwhile, we will share the news of releasing Azure Spring Cloud extension. The extension is for you to create, manage and deploy apps to Azure Spring Cloud service.

What’s New in Azure Spring Cloud after GA

Kylie LiangJanuary 28, 2021Jan 28, 202101/28/21

Microsoft and VMware co-announced Azure Spring Cloud General Availability (GA). You will learn the newest features and enhancements to monitor and secure your apps since GA and what's upcoming. Your feedback has been instrumental in shaping these features, keep the feedback coming.

Effortlessly monitor applications and dependencies in Azure Spring Cloud!

Asir SelvasinghJanuary 21, 2021Jan 21, 202101/21/21

We are excited to announce that Application Performance Monitoring (APM) is now fully integrated into Azure Spring Cloud, powered by Application Insights.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – December 2020

Yaojin YangJanuary 11, 2021Jan 11, 202101/11/21

Happy New Year to everyone. In this edition, besides sharing the latest enhancements made in December, we would like to invite you for a quick poll, which will take less than 2 minutes, but is valuable for us to learn what will make VS Code a better tool for you in 2021.

New Java learning path on Microsoft Learn

Julien DuboisDecember 15, 2020Dec 15, 202012/15/20

MS Learn is Microsoft's flagship learning platform, delivering free online tutorials for everyone to study, understand and deliver great technical projects to the cloud. Today, we deliver a Java learning path on MS Learn, so all Java developers can benefit from the power of Azure. Java at Microsoft is huge It's been a long journey for ...

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – November 2020

Yaojin YangDecember 14, 2020Dec 14, 202012/14/20

In this update, we are excited to announce a new wizard for Java runtime configuration. The wizard streamlines JDK configuration experience for your project. Please, try it and let us know how you like it. In addition, we share two enhancement features, 1) infer selection range from cursor position and 2) export JAR through custom task.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – October 2020

Yaojin YangNovember 16, 2020Nov 16, 202011/16/20

In this update, we will introduce some ‘small’ new things on debugging and project management that you would love. Some of these are directly inspired by you.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – September 2020

Yaojin YangOctober 15, 2020Oct 15, 202010/15/20

In September, we launched a new VS Code installer called Coding Pack for Java. In this edition, we would like to focus on best practices of setting development environment. Regardless of whether you just want to explore or have already been using VS Code for projects or studies, we believe you all will benefit from these practices.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – August 2020

Yaojin YangSeptember 10, 2020Sep 10, 202009/10/20

In this update, we will focus on performance improvements and project management.

About Upgrading to Java 11 for VS Code for Java

Yaojin YangSeptember 4, 2020Sep 4, 202009/4/20

Since the introduction of Java 11 requirement for running VS Code for Java, we have constantly heard from our users that they thought Java 8 is no longer supported, which is NOT true. In this blog, we will explain the requirement itself and provide steps for you to upgrade smoothly and quickly without impact your project.