Welcome to NetBeans, the project that develops NetBeans IDE, the full-featured integrated environment for Java Developers and NetBeans Platform, the widely adopted infrastructure backplane for complex desktop applications.
NetBeans IDE 6.1 supports a wide range of open source scripting technologies and offers improved performance. This release extends language support beyond Java technology by providing a rich set of features for C/C++, JavaScript and the Ruby language, including Ruby on Rails. NetBeans IDE 6.1 also contains all of the improvements made in 6.0 including: the new smarter editor, next generation of the ground-breaking GUI builder (formerly known as Project Matisse), visual mobile designer, integrated profiler, and Java EE 5 support.
Runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris, is open-source and free. NetBeans 6.1 is The only IDE you need!
Visit the official website www.NetBeans.org for more information.
Features
NetBeans 10th Birthday Celebration Kicks-off October 20th
NetBeans is turning 10! Starting Monday, October 20, join us for a week-long retrospective on the projects and people who have made NetBeans a success. The celebration will kick-off with a community-inspired Decathlon and other unique content highlighting the evolution of the NetBeans project. We invite you to join us next week when we officially celebrate this noteworthy milestone.
NetBeans Podcast Episode #47
Another podcast hosted by Lloyd and Geertjan, packed with news and interesting items including... an interview with David Strupl, lead engineer for Java FX support in the IDE, the API design tip from Jarda, a customer interview, and the puzzler.
Become a Beta Tester for the NetBeans IDE Certification Exam!
Are you a Programmer who develops Java desktop and Java web applications using the NetBeans IDE? If so, this is your chance to get involved in the creation of the Sun Certified Specialist NetBeans IDE Beta Certification Exam! Help us "test the test" and earn credit towards official certification! The beta exam is FREE and available WORLDWIDE at any Authorized Prometric Testing Center.
Demo: Using JPA Support with EclipseLink in the NetBeans IDE
A tutorial on handling Java Persistence API support using EclipseLink in the NetBeans IDE. The demo is divided into two parts; the first shows EclipseLink support using editor hints and refactoring; the second describes creating entity classes from a database. (Oct 14, 2008)
Q&A; with Alexandre Soumbatov on his Silver Award Winnig PL/SQL Editor Project
First time is the charm for developer Alexandre Soumbatov who won a Silver Award in the Innovators Grant contest for his PL/SQL Editor. In this interview, he talks about how he used the NetBeans IDE in his first-ever development contest.
For more information see the official press release.
?In support of Sun's commitment to free and open source software, we developed the Open Source Community Innovation Awards Program to foster innovation and recognize the most interesting initiatives within the communities worldwide,? said Jiri Kovalsky, NetBeans Technical Community Manager who oversaw the NetBeans Innovators Grant program. ?The winners chosen demonstrated extraordinary creativity and collaboration, and their work has fueled significant growth within the NetBeans community.?
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