Debugging your Java App in VS Code

Published: 13 August 2026
on channel: Visual Studio Code

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In this video, you’ll trace a browser request through a Spring Boot application in Visual Studio Code, pause execution at a breakpoint, inspect live variables, step through the service layer, and use the Spring Boot Dashboard to inspect endpoints, application health, and heap memory.

➡️ Sample repository: https://github.com/microsoft/github-c...

⏰ Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Set a breakpoint
00:50 Debug the application
01:19 Trace and inspect the request
03:01 Inspect endpoints, health, and memory
04:00 Recap

🔨 Install before you start:
Microsoft Build of OpenJDK: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/jav...
Extension Pack for Java: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/...
Spring Boot Extension Pack: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/...)

🎙️ Featuring: Rory Preddy (@rorypreddy)

📲 Follow VS Code:
X: https://x.com/code
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vscode.dev
LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/VSCode/LinkedIn
GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode

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