Microsoft for Java Developers

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – March 2023

March 30, 2023 Mar 30, 2023 03/30/23

Nick Zhu

Hi everyone, welcome to our March update! In this blog we will bring you fundamental improvements such as smarter code completion for AWT packages, more smooth experience for running Java programs as well as better Spring Boot integration with Azure Spring Apps. Smarter Code Completion for AWT packages The AWT (Abstract Window Toolkit) ...

End to End Java on Azure, Episode 1: Introduction and Context

March 21, 2023 Mar 21, 2023 03/21/23

Mark Heckler

I’m excited to announce an idea that that came to me late last year and that I’m making official now: over the next several weeks, I’ll be building – and sharing – a distributed system of applications to show off some incredibly cool and useful things developers can do with Spring Boot, Java, and various parts of the Azure ecosystem...

Java on Azure Tooling Update – February 2023

March 19, 2023 Mar 19, 2023 03/19/23

Jialuo Gan

Hi everyone, welcome to the February update of Java on Azure Tooling. In this update, we will introduce the enhancement for Azure Container Apps and Azure Monitoring Support in IntelliJ IDEA. To get these new features, please download and install the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ. We hope you enjoy these features, and let’s get started. ...

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – February 2023

February 28, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 02/28/23

Nick Zhu

Hi everyone, welcome to our February update! In this blog we will bring you new features related to JUnit 5 parallel testing as well as new filter widget for Spring Boot dashboard. There is also some exciting news from GitHub Copilot, so let's get started. JUnit 5 Parallel Testing Support JUnit 5 is a popular testing framework for Java ...

Java on Azure Tooling Update – January 2023

February 9, 2023 Feb 9, 2023 02/9/23

Jialuo Gan

Hi everyone, welcome to our first blog of the year for Java on Azure tooling. In this update, we will introduce the support for Azure Container Apps and new features for Bicep language support (in preview) in IntelliJ IDEA. Please download and install the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ. We hope you like these features and enjoy the experience with...

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – January 2023

January 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 01/31/23

Nick Zhu

Hi everyone, welcome to our first blog post of 2023! There are several exciting updates related to Spring extensions, code editing and performance that we wanted to share with you, so let's get started. New Walkthrough for Spring Extension Pack Walkthrough is a multi-step, wizard-style experience for onboarding users to an extension ...

Microsoft Build of OpenJDK – January 2023 Release

January 25, 2023 Jan 25, 2023 01/25/23

Bruno Borges

We are happy to announce the latest January 2023 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. See the release notes for detailed changes present in the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK binaries. And download or install the binaries today. Below you can find the usual updates from the OpenJDK upstream community: ...

Reactor Series: Build Your Own E2E Java Application in Azure!

January 17, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 01/17/23

Ricky Diep

Overview Join us for an upcoming Microsoft Reactor Series where you’ll learn how to build your very own end-to-end cloud-native Java application in Azure. In this session, participants will be guided through the Cloud-Scale Data for Spring Developer Quick Start Guide by the host, Senior Cloud Advocate, Brian Benz. This Developers Quick ...

Java on Azure Tooling Update – December 2022

December 27, 2022 Dec 27, 2022 12/27/22

Jialuo Gan

Hi everyone, welcome back to the December update of Java on Azure Tooling. Firstly, Happy New Year to everyone in advance. In this update, we will introduce the new Code Sample feature for Azure SDK Reference Book. Besides, we have made some improvements in the integration with Function Core Tools, Data Sources and Drivers. To use these new ...

Java on Visual Studio Code Update – December 2022

December 15, 2022 Dec 15, 2022 12/15/22

Nick Zhu

Hi everyone, we are near the end of year. Looking back on 2022, there are a few highlights that we wanted to share with you all: Highlights from 2022 Major Visualization Experience Upgrade for Spring Boot Extensions Starting earlier this year, we began to make a series of improvements on Spring Boot dashboard, aiming to increase Spring ...