Developers using Java tooling with Visual Studio Code now have a better 'Getting Started' experience thanks to new functionality in the September Java extensions update.

Microsoft introduced a new installer to make it easier to code with the No. 1 programming language, Java, in the No. 1 development environment, Visual Studio Code.

An updated extension pack for Microsoft's open source, cross-platform Visual Studio Code editor boosts Java functionality by adding support for the new Java 12 release, along with new Java code ...

Static code analysis tools like Checkstyle and SonarQube. If you've ever wanted to experiment with a new IDE, it's worth dedicating a bit of time to download and install Visual Studio Code for Java.

Visual Studio developers now get IntelliCode for XAML and C++ code, in addition to C#. Visual Studio Code developers can use IntelliCode when developing JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and Java.