Yaojin Yang

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – February 2021

March 14th, 2021

Welcome to the February edition of VS Code update for Java. Spring is approaching. It’s a season for refreshing, no exception to VS Code. In this edition, we will present you with our experiment of a new Welcome Page and re-designed icons. We hope you like the new looking and more importantly, enjoy the upcoming Spring season.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – January 2021

February 8th, 2021

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.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – December 2020

January 11th, 2021

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.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – November 2020

December 14th, 2020

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

November 16th, 2020

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

October 15th, 2020

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

September 10th, 2020

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

About Upgrading to Java 11 for VS Code for Java

September 4th, 2020

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.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – July 2020

August 12th, 2020

Java on VS Code update for July introduces new features of Project Manager and Extension Guide aiming for improving getting started experience. This edition also introduces Just My Code and other enhancements for debugging.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – June 2020

June 28th, 2020

Java on VS Code update for June introduces Java installer pack for MacOS and code completion for Lightweight Mode. This edition also reminds that soon, Java 11 or above version will be required to run your VS Code for Java.