The Build 2026 keynote was overly-long, in keeping with tradition. But there was some good news for Windows developers too.

Your VS Code workflow is probably slower than it needs to be, but if you use the Command Palette you'll be faster.

The latest monthly update to Java on Visual Studio Code adds a Gradle extension, simplifies Code Actions execution and leverages an "important milestone," the v1.0 release of a new language server ...