With Java running critical applications the world over, the nearly 25-year-old programming language must balance its community’s affection for its syntax with new trends.

Step 2: Write code that uses a Java preview feature. The Java preview feature I'd like to test is the JDK 13 text block semantics. Java text blocks allow developers to write Java Strings that span ...

Once rolled out, paste/write your code and then Insert > Building blocks, which will offer a new “Code block” menu. The five available options are C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, and Unset.

As opposed to the VS Code profiles discussed above, Spring profiles enable devs to map their "beans" (core building blocks or classes) to different profiles. Microsoft's Java experience in VS Code is ...