Hi! Welcome to this ongoing interview series with the core engineering team of Java in VS Code! Please let us know in the comments, for which extension or feature you want to have the next interviews! Also, what features do you miss for your java coding experience within VS Code?

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Basics of Java editing and refactoring in VS Code

In this session, we explore VS code Java editing and refactoring, and you get to meet one of its engineers - Jinbo Wang!

Java refactoring and Source Actions docs

Debug your Java Code

VS Code's Java debugger extension helps accelerate your edit, compile, and debug loop. This session introduces you to the extension, its incredible features, and you get to meet one of its engineers - Jinbo Wang!

Java debug extension

Test Runner Extension

The VS Code Java extensions are among the first to adopt the new Testing API from Visual Studio Code to provide a better testing experience. With the release of VS Code 1.59 as well as our Java Test Runner extension (included in the Java Extension pack), we have made significant improvements to Java testing experience in terms of features, capabilities, and ease of use. This session introduces you to the extension and you get to meet one of its engineers - Sheng Chen!

Test Runner for Java

Gradle Extension

Meet Shi Chen, Software Engineer, working full time on Java and Gradle in VS Code. Learn all the tips and tricks of the Gradle extension for VS Code!

The Gradle extension is not part of the Java Extension package. Remember to add it separately 😊

Gradle Extension for Java Developers

More Resources

1. Official documentation for Java in VS Code

2. Java Pack on VS Code - GitHub project

3. Video for Spring development within GitHub Codespaces