The extreme ease with which Java .class files can be reconstructed into Java sources that closely resemble the originals has a lot to do with Java byte-code design goals and trade-offs. Among ...

“Java 14 removes so much noise in code,” Subramaniam says, pointing to Records, Pattern Matching, and Switch Expressions. (Switch Expressions was first previewed in JDK 12).

Among the goals is making it easier to migrate to VS Code from other Java IDEs. There are now more than 1.5 million Java developers using the code editor, Microsoft said.

Debugger: "Visual Studio Code Java now supports ‘Data Breakpoint', so you can have the debugger break when a variable change its value. We've also improved the run/debug experience. You can see the ...

News. Microsoft Announces Built-in Support for Lombok in VS Code for Java. By David Ramel; July 19, 2022; The latest update to Microsoft's popular Visual Studio Code (VS Code) for Java source code ...