Another VS Code Extension For Java ?

Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned Java developer, Oracle’s Java Platform extension for Visual Studio Code provides a diverse range of language features and essential programming
operations to reduce your efforts when writing, testing, and debugging Java applications. So let's check those out in practice!

Does this extension live up to its promise? Give it a try, comment below and let us know!

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0:00 Intro
0:33 Setup
2:40 Project Explorer
3:15 Debugger and Launch Configurations
4:50 Test Explorer
5:28 Code Refactoring
7:12 Outro

Tags: #Java #vscodeextensions #coding #debugging #testing

[brucealspaugh]

Has anyone been able to get this extension to work in VSCodium without the Microsoft telemetry? I see the RedHat extension, but I don't see this one in the extensions marketplace.

[cmrade]

Love Ana-Maria! Please keep releasing videos in the new format! They are great!

[laszlokishalmi]

It's running a headless Apache NetBeans in the background.

[BBuckB]

Does this extension replace the RedHat one? Apparently they cannot coexist, since similar tasks would be handled by either one. RedHat's is very solid. I'd love to contribute somehow, will check the guide. Cheers.

[hristoistoyanov]

Wish the releases were more frequent, waiting for a critical bug fix for over a month now..

[ikbo]

where do you specify and enable --enable-preview feature? I tried the vmoptions under run configuration but it doesn't work. Even tried the maven.compilter.compilerArgs in pom.xml and it still doesn't work. what am i doing wrong?

[dime]

A very nice explanation of using the plugin effectively. It seems our given opinions on surveys about using Vscode for Java starting to taken seriously. Thank you for this cool video.

Only thing i wish for vscode is more flexible, more user friendly run configuration setups.

[ansarozden]

Thanks.
What about code formatting or code style enforcing tools? Is there a standart file for formatting to keep in git repository (xml, yaml, etc.)?

[zoladkow]

Yeah, i can see now why i had so many problems to open a Gradle project -this extension is so young ☺️ But what drove me off was the unability to force the extension to use'build' directory when it insisted to put all stuff in 'bin' instead. That's too invasive for a proper support.

[helderneres]

Vscode has evolved a lot in recent years, but in terms of the main features that a developer needs, it is still considerably behind Java IDEs. Hype has a power that is difficult to understand. All technologies are converging on vscode. Let's see how viable it will be to package all developers' needs in a single IDE/environment. I think this is a little difficult to sustain in the long term. Personally, I really like NetBeans. An excellent editor, a relatively simple and user-friendly interface. But the fact that technologies have not adopted it, over time, has greatly limited its adoption. Exactly the strong point of vscode.

[cvgaviao]

I will continue with my old and awesome Eclipse IDE😅

[BrooksHagenow]

Why should I switch to this instead of continuing to use the Red Hat extension?

[scitechplusexplorer]

Hmm, nice extension! But lot needs to do for Java to be used in VS Code. IntelliJ and Eclipse still far outperforms VS Code in Java development.
Both IDEs understand large scale codebases very quickly(IntelliJ > Eclipse) than VS Code.
But anyway, efforts should continue, so that multiple options for every user, and Java community.

[mindstyler]

Unfortunately the java decompiler only gives unhelpful output instead of decimpiled code, making this extension unusable for me rn. Otherwise it feels really good already.

[IIIxwaveIII]

Tried the Oracle one after using the RH one for some time. The oracle one was building in an endless loop so i removed it and went straight back to oracle

[abhilashkokkonda]

We already have Java tool kit by Red Hat

[jsimonlarochelle]

Nice presentation. My only reservation is using JUnit for testing by default. JUnit is not a good unit test framework. I would much prefer having TestNG available as a choice when generating a test class. I hope they have this option or eventually add it.

[AhmetMurati]

I do not like Vsual Code I stay with IntelliJ

[petergyt]

An explanation what a Visual Studio code extension is would be nice.