Static code analysis tools like Checkstyle and SonarQube. If you've ever wanted to experiment with a new IDE, it's worth dedicating a bit of time to download and install Visual Studio Code for Java.

Visual Studio Code has a long list of Java extensions, not all of which are compatible with each other. The easiest way to get started is to install the Coding Pack for Java on Windows or macOS.

Oracle has released the Oracle Java Platform extension for Visual Studio Code, bringing full-featured Java development for Maven and Gradle projects to Microsoft’s popular code editor.

Java on Visual Studio Code gets a new tool to its extension pack, while Java on Azure upgraded the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ and more in new regular updates for both properties.

VS Code for Java will still be possible to compile and run Java applications from Java 1.5 to 14," said Yaojin Yang, senior program manager, Developer Division at Microsoft, in a June 28 blog post.

JNBridge has upgraded its flagship product, JNBridgePro, to allow developers to access Java code from Visual Studio 2013.