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Java OpenJDK April 2026 Patch & Security Update
Hello Java customers! We are happy to announce the latest April 2026 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Check our release ...
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Say goodbye to “.project” files in Language Support for Java™ 1.1.0
Recent 1.1.0 release of Language Support for Java™ contains an important update: now when the extension imports a new Java project, the project metadata files ( .project , .classpath , settings, etc.) will no longer be generated in the project path by default. This issue was reported more than three years ago and it has been there since 2018 . This blog post shares our journey of solving this problem and the final solution. A Long-Awaited Change With more features introduced into Java extension on Visual Studio Code, the number of our users is also steadily increasing. However, due to the problem that the J...
Java on Visual Studio Code Update – October 2021
Hi everyone, welcome to the October edition of the Visual Studio Code Java update! In this post, we are going to take a deep dive of the recent performance improvement on auto-completion. Performance Improvement - Faster Code Completion With the recent 1.0 release of the Java Language Server, we have made substantial improvement on the performance of auto-completion. The chart below compares the code completion response time between recent versions. For common scenarios such as completing types and constructor names, the code completion performance is improved significantly compared to previous versions (v0...
Microsoft Deepens Its Investments in Java
Today we are excited to announce Microsoft has officially joined the Java Community Process. Along with that, we have also provided updates to Microsoft Build of OpenJDK, enhancements to Java support on Visual Studio Code and GitHub, and more details on Azure's rollout of Microsoft Build of OpenJDK.
Java on Visual Studio Code Update – September 2021
Hi everyone, welcome to the September edition of the Visual Studio Code Java update! In this post, we are going cover the new release of Gradle extension, more convenient Code Actions and recent 1.0 language server release. Language Server for Java™ 1.0 Release The 1.0 release of the Language Server for Java™ was officially released recently! We believe this is an important milestone and result of a multi-year collaboration between Microsoft and Red Hat. Please visit this special blog post to see the release highlights as well as future plans in detail. Gradle for Java Extension Release Better Gradle...
Spot every Spring Boot application issue on the spot using AppDynamics!
Today, we are excited to announce the integration of AppDynamics in the Azure Spring Cloud for full-stack observability. Over the past 20 months, we worked with many enterprise customers to learn about the scenarios they face. Many of these customers have thousands of Spring Boot applications running in on-premises data centers. As they migrate these applications to the cloud, they need to instrument them for application performance monitoring (APM) using solutions their developers are familiar with and have been using for years. In addition, they must ensure continuity for desktop and mobile applications that...
Announcing the 1.0 release of Language Support for Java™ on Visual Studio Code
Today we are excited to announce the 1.0 release of Language Support for Java™ by Red Hat on Visual Studio Code. We believe this is a significant milestone for Java support on Visual Studio Code and the result of a multi-year collaboration between Microsoft, Red Hat and the entire Visual Studio Code and Java community. This release wouldn't have been possible without your support and we want to thank everyone who has provided feedback or made contributions. Release highlights When we started with our very first release, our goal was to provide an outstanding Java development experience on Visual Studio Code...
Gradle – Deploy Java web apps to Azure in one step!
We are excited to announce a new Gradle plugin for Azure Web Apps. This plugin lets Java developers deploy Gradle projects to Azure Web Apps in one step, without installing any Azure specific tools.
Java on Visual Studio Code Update – August 2021
Hi everyone, welcome to the August edition of the Visual Studio Code Java update. In this post, we are going to share some exciting updates from the SpringOne 2021 conference as well as various user experience improvements. SpringOne 2021 Updates When it comes to Java development, we always keep Spring developers in mind. In this year's SpringOne conference, we shared an update on our Spring tooling support in Visual Studio Code, and showcased various Spring related features in two breakout sessions. Spring Support on GitHub Codespaces We are excited to share that Spring framework is fully supported o...
Join Microsoft at SpringOne 2021
Microsoft has our biggest ever presence at SpringOne this year. We’re excited to share a range of sessions across topics, all in close partnership with VMware.