Time for Java devs to use Visual Studio Code? Microsoft adds new features for the programming language
Summary
Microsoft continues its bid to win over Java developers by adding new features to its Visual Studio Code editor. Nevertheless, Microsoft remains focused on tuning VS Code for use with Java, last month making it easier to get started using VS Code with Java and this month by making another round of improvements. First up is streamlining of code refactoring via a refinement of the extract to variable/constant/method context menu command. For example, selecting a chunk of code and then clicking the extract to method command would previously require developers to separately rename that newly created method encapsulating that extracted code. Finally, when used with VS Code, the Maven build automation tool now has improved support for Java Execution Environments, the build automation tool Gradle can be used with additional preferences, and the CheckStyle static analysis software can load in configuration files via HTTP URLs.
