That has changed somewhat. Among other innovations, Visual Studio Code now has good support for editing, running, and debugging Java code through a set of Java-specific extensions.

The latest update to Java on Visual Studio Code improves the debugging experience thanks to support for the newly released Java 19.

The Java Class File Disassembler ( javap ) is a useful tool for the Java developer that I have referenced in previous blog posts covering a variety of contexts such as detecting the innards of a ...

The regular monthly update to Java on Visual Studio Code sees multiple improvements to Spring functionality along with a couple community contributions that enhance debugging.

Microsoft's Java in Visual Studio Code has been updated with new features for the Spring Framework, as well as improvements for build tools and debugging.