For years, Java development has been dominated by the big three IDEs: Eclipse, InelliJ IDEA, and NetBeans. But we have other good options. Among the large field of generalized, polyglot code editors that have been gaining mindshare, Visual Studio Code has become a standout, and offers impressive Java support. VS Code also delivers first-class support of other technology stacks including front-end JavaScript frameworks, Node.js, and Python.
Should Visual Studio Code be your next Java IDE? This article gives an introduction to using Visual Studio Code to build an enterprise Java back end with Spring and connect it to a Svelte JavaScript front end.