Short answer. No Longer answer: Netbeans extension for VS Code provides Netbeans Java IDE functionality via LSP interfaces.
LSP is a way of providing a standardized support for new languages across editors. So this uses Netbeans LSP implementation for use in Visual Studio Code Eric Bresie ebre...@gmail.com (mailto:ebre...@gmail.com) > On March 10, 2022 at 11:55:45 AM CST, Bradley Willcott > <optusprepa...@gmail.com (mailto:optusprepa...@gmail.com)> wrote: > Hi guys. > I just came across this extension: > > "This is a technology preview of Apache NetBeans (http://netbeans.org/) based > extension for VS Code. Use it to get all the goodies of NetBeans via the VS > Code user interface! Runs on JDK8[*] and all newer versions. > > Apache NetBeans Language Server brings full featured Java development > (edit-compile-debug & test cycle) for Maven and Gradle projects to VSCode. As > well as other features." > > > > The above quoted text was copied from the web page: Language Server - Apache > Software Foundation > (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ASF.apache-netbeans-java&ssr=false#overview) > > > Is this the direction for Netbeans? Is it to become a mere VS Code extension? > > > Brad. > > > > > >