The NetBeans IDE is pretty good on its own, but even handier once you start extending it with plugins specific to your needs. In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen ...

For the desktop, NetBeans IDE 7.1, released Thursday, updated the software’s Matisse editor, which now uses the latest version of the Java Swing GUI (graphical user interface) library.

Developed and released by Sun and the NetBeans community, version 6.0 also provides features for C, C++, and Ruby on Rails. What began as a Java IDE has now been extended to other languages.

I like what I saw and read on the NetBeans website, and think I want to switch all my Java development to using NetBeans.<BR><BR>What do u all think?? Before NetBeans, I use a combination of Sun ...

Now, NetBeans 4 takes on the latest Java 5.0 features. It also incoporates improvements in a number of different areas, such as debugging and J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) support.

It’s going to be easier for Java developers to build rich HTML5-based interfaces for mobile and Web applications with the latest upgrade of NetBeans, according to Oracle Corp. Browsers are ...

If a developer wants a Java IDE that doesn't require a lot of setup before they start coding, NetBeans beats Eclipse and IntelliJ. Some developers argue that NetBeans has a simpler interface than the ...

And it is boosting efforts to recruit Java developers who have gone over to the dark side. It has a Web site dedicated to programmers considering the switch from Eclipse to NetBeans.

This week's Java roundup for February 20th, 2023, features news from OpenJDK, JDK 20, JDK 21, GraalVM, GlassFish 7.0.2, point and milestone releases of numerous Spring projects, Helidon 4.0.0-ALPHA5, ...