Microsoft introduced a new installer to make it easier to code with the No. 1 programming language, Java, in the No. 1 development environment, Visual Studio Code.

A developer needs only to download Visual Studio's Java coding pack from Microsoft, and the installer takes care of the rest. Simply accept all the defaults and the VS Code for Java installer performs ...

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.