The Java ecosystem is bursting with tools and frameworks for just about every programming need. Here are seven open source Java projects you don't want to miss.

It includes Language Support for Java by Red Hat, Debugger for Java, Test Runner for Java, Maven for Java, Project Manager for Java, and Visual Studio IntelliCode. Each of these is described below.

Microsoft's Java on VS Code dev team is responsible for the Extension Pack for Java on Visual Studio Code in the editor's marketplace, which sports 15.5 million installs. "Java 19 brings the first ...