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Discussion on: Why is VSCode trying to run Java when I want to look at the source code of a `.class` file?

 
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Calin Baenen

What is VSCode good for then, because now it just seems like shit, with how useless it is to me.

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Fernando B 🚀

I wouldn't say is useless, I use it a lot for web dev, and python. It has tons of extensions and it's great, but for Java it just can't compete with Intellij. Intellj is built specifically for Java, all the way from how you setup projects, setup libraries, even using other jvm languages like kotlin, groovy, etc. Intellj has the whole ecosystem ready for you, built long before vscode was here. It also has great documentation specifically for Java.