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.

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

This post explains how to install Java or check which version is running on your machine. Install on any OS, and learn about the JDK.

The latest update to Java on Visual Studio Code improves the debugging experience thanks to support for the newly released Java 19.