Microsoft updates Java extensions for Visual Studio Code to make life easier for Java developers.

Java for Visual Studio Code now gets SonarLint 'spellchecker' tool, while the Python extension gets a new debugger.

This Visual Studio Code for Java tutorial shows you how to install the Java extensions pack for VS Code, create a Java project and run a simple program.

The latest update of Java on Visual Studio Code is focused on improving the code editor's debugging and testing features.

The company also has published a roadmap of plans for Java support for the rest of 2021. Unveiled in July, Visual Studio Code 1.58 is accessible from the Visual Studio website.

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.

With the Extension Pack for Java, VS Code makes a highly capable Java IDE and formidable competitor to Eclipse, NetBeans, and IntelliJ IDEA.

AdoptOpenJDK, which is essentially a vendor-neutral alternative to the Oracle JDK, is now Microsoft’s recommended Java distribution for users who install the VS Code Java extension.