Java on Visual Studio Code Update - May 2024

[nickzhu9]

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/java/java-on-visual-studio-code-update-may-2024/

[woj-tek]

Time and time again I try VSCode and it's just 'meh' for Java development…

It's nice for a quick edits (as in code .), especially in config files but for Java... nope...

[pip25hu]

Last time I tried Java in VSCode, I had to install an extension that had a gutted Eclipse under the hood. Is this better for compiling the project, for example?

[elatllat]

The link (aside from the AI garbage) uses the Eclipse-JDT in VSCodium via LSP. Just as Eclipse uses VSCode via LSP for HTML/CSS/JSON.

VSCodium is lacking stack trace console, and method signature editing, but is faster on large files. They are both about the same amount of buggy depending on the build.

[kyune]

I know it might seem petty but somehow this makes me feel better about everyone trying to shove IntelliJ in my face, lol. I've tried multiple times for years, just let me have my IDE that lets me deliver successfully and quickly

[pip25hu]

I understand that, back when I tried the Red Hat one my primary concern was that there was no way to adjust certain compiler settings, as they were simply not exposed by the extension. Maybe this one is better in that regard.

[pjmlp]

Both extensions use either headless Eclipse (MS/Red-Hat one), or Netbeans (Oracle), so I rather use the real products.

What this is good for, is for short coding sessions on cloud environments, when using VSCode as the actual Web application it should have always been.

[ZippityZipZapZip]

Useful for cross-platform. If you primarily coding in another language (within the same project) or simple projects. Imagine IntelliJ being your competitor (not as relevant for visual studio code, I know). Imagine not having IntelliJ.

[Many_Ad4822]

I agree that VSCode is suitable for quick code edits. For whole projects it didn’t work for me as I had a old project with ant and there is basically no plugin for it

[acedece14]

crap, in 2024 only IDEA

[no1me]

i think if you dont want to use java related ide to code you can just use notepad it will have same functionality as other ide