VSCode Java

To celebrate the new year, I give you @VSCodeJava 1.51.0! Now with quickfixes for replacing deprecated fields and adding type safety, improved Javadoc rendering (like, waayyy better), fixes for Move refactorings and more. See details at: #1510-january-6th-2026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop…

Hey, @vscode_java 1.53.0 is out! With improved Kotlin interop, new Windows ARM64 builds; new options to disable auto-imports on paste, to skip auto class body for new files or to show generated code in document symbols. See the full changelog at #1530-february-26th-2026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop…

and... @VSCodeJava 1.46.0 is out! Bringing Java 25 support (Duh!), perf. improvements 🚀, but also new inlay hints for implicit (i.e. var) types, you can enable with this setting: "java.inlayHints.variableTypes.enabled": true And more! See details at: #1460-october-2nd-2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop…

@VSCodeJava 1.45.0 has been released! Of note is a performance enhancement to reduce project import times. See #1450-september-4th-2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for details.

@VSCodeJava 1.40.0 has been released! We introduced inherited symbols (ctrl+o) from the "Go to Symbol in Editor" quick-open. We also added **many** more code actions. See #1400-february-27nd-2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for details.

We are excited to announce the partial Javac support on Visual Studio @code #Java. This is a joint effort by @RedHat and @Microsoft to provide faster support to newer Java versions and minimizing compiler differences. Check here for details: devblogs.microsoft.com/java/annoucing…

@VSCodeJava 1.37.0 has been released! Performance will be improved for most features, and in particular, code actions, as well as better support for unused local variables. See #1370-november-28th-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for details.

@VSCodeJava 1.36.0 has been released with a spooooky new feature. We added experimental support for compiling with 'javac' (requires Java 23). Users are able to switch between the 2 ('ecj', 'javac') with the same underlying features. See #1360-october-31st-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for details.

@VSCodeJava 1.35.0 has been released! Java 23 support, dynamic code actions for certain errors, basic scoping of search operations (server status bar), better String literal escaping on paste, and better handling of Gradle projects. See #1350-september-26th-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for details.

A nice improvement to certain code actions thanks to snippet support! idetools.dev/blog/dynamic-p… . Now in pre-releases.

@VSCodeJava 1.34.0 has been released! We added support for custom Java source file extensions through "files.associations", and fixed some annoying bugs in code actions / paste handling. See #1340-august-29th-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for details.

@VSCodeJava 1.33.0 has been released! We made 'Source Actions' more visible, the ability to exclude files from problem reporting, and better project import stability. We did have to drop compiler support for Java < 1.8 in this release. See #1330-august-1st-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for details.

@VSCodeJava 1.32.0 has been released! A project import issue, potentially leading to forever builds was resolved, along with much needed fixes to Lombok support. We also made improvements to code assist, and code actions on older machines. See #1320-june-27th-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for details.

@VSCodeJava 1.31.0 has been released! The focus was on performance, as we reduced project import times, and stabilized importing larger Maven projects. Also some minor improvements to typing, and enhanced editor paste support. See #1310-may-30th-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for details.

@VSCodeJava 1.30.0 is released! A new setting for adding "final" to newly generated variables is available, and improvements to workspace symbol search. See #1300-april-25th-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for more details.

@VSCodeJava 1.29.0 has been released. Java 22 support has been added, improvements to implicitly declared classes, an enhanced server status bar item, as well as the option to group completion items of overloaded methods. See #1290-april-3rd-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for details.

Woot! Java 22 support is now available in pre-releases!

@VSCodeJava 1.28.1 has been released! We have Unnamed classes & instance main methods (Java 21) preview support, keyboard shortcut activation of cleanup actions, and a fix for a startup issue on older versions of macOS. See #1281-february-15th-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop…

@VSCodeJava 1.26.0 has been released with a lot of nice features! String Templates (Java 21) preview support, syntax highlight for SQL/JSON/XML/YAML in text blocks, generating project based on pasted code, and many new quick assists! See #1260-january-11th-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/redhat-develop… for details.

Lots of movement on the #1BRC leaderboard today: @royvanrijn ahead of the pack again, breaking 10sec on the eval machine! Using graal(ce) recurring theme at the top. Still gotta evaluate @thomaswue's native entry, and there's a super-fast SIMD contender! github.com/gunnarmorling/…