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Announcing Preview of Microsoft Build of OpenJDK

Bruno Borges April 6, 2021 Apr 6, 2021 04/6/21

Today we are excited to announce the preview of the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK, a new Long-Term Support (LTS) distribution of OpenJDK that is open source and available for free for anyone to deploy anywhere. It includes binaries for Java 11, based on OpenJDK 11.0.10, on x64 server and desktop environments on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – February 2021

Yaojin Yang March 14, 2021 Mar 14, 2021 03/14/21

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

Yaojin Yang February 8, 2021 Feb 8, 2021 02/8/21

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.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – December 2020

Yaojin Yang January 11, 2021 Jan 11, 2021 01/11/21

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.

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – November 2020

Yaojin Yang December 14, 2020 Dec 14, 2020 12/14/20

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 Yang November 16, 2020 Nov 16, 2020 11/16/20

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 Yang October 15, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 10/15/20

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 Yang September 10, 2020 Sep 10, 2020 09/10/20

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

How to Tell Time in Java’s Garbage Collection

Ana Marsh September 2, 2020 Sep 2, 2020 09/2/20

Introduction As I wrap up my internship with Microsoft this summer, I have discovered the value in being confused. The more I learned, the more some things became clearer and the more other things became cloudier. In the end, I am left with a headache of confusion on how to tell time, something I thought I mastered in 2nd grade. Three months ...

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – July 2020

Yaojin Yang August 12, 2020 Aug 12, 2020 08/12/20

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.

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