Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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: github.com/microsoft/github-copilot-java-mcp-demo
⏰ 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: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/java/openjdk/download
Extension Pack for Java: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscjava.vscode-java-pack
Spring Boot Extension Pack: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vmware.vscode-boot-dev-pack)
🎙️ 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: github.com/microsoft/vscode
#visualstudiocode #java #springboot
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: github.com/microsoft/github-copilot-java-mcp-demo
⏰ 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: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/java/openjdk/download
Extension Pack for Java: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscjava.vscode-java-pack
Spring Boot Extension Pack: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vmware.vscode-boot-dev-pack)
🎙️ 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: github.com/microsoft/vscode
#visualstudiocode #java #springboot
