In the post Seven Indispensable NetBeans Java Hints , I talked about using NetBeans hints in general and then focused on seven hints in particular. The seven hints emphasized in that post are ...

In that post, I demonstrated how NetBeans 7 (and even some older versions of NetBeans) can help flag areas of code where J2SE 5 and Java SE 7 new features apply and are not being used.

Open Safari and head to Oracle’s Downloads page.Click on Java SE. Click on the Download icon under NetBeans with JDK 8. You’ll want a programming environment, and Netbeans is a good one.

On Tuesday Oracle announced the release of a new version of its NetBeans IDE that takes advantage of the latest enhancements in the newest release of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE 8).

The Netbeans 7 integrated development environment is now available to download, bringing with it support for the forthcoming Java SE Java Development Kit 7 and HTML 5 editing tools, Oracle said on ...

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.