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 introduces ...

Anyone who has read any of my posts on NetBeans knows that there are numerous features of NetBeans that I really like. Recently, however, I found myself becoming increasingly irritated with a ...

One of the nice things about NetBeans – well okay, one of the nice things about any modern IDE for any programming language these days – is the automatic code completion feature. The way it works is ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Cory Benfield discusses the evolution of ...

Java as a programming language requires very good design skills. .NET programmers know this, as well, because C# and VB.NET are built on the same single-inheritance, strictly class-oriented ...

The Java community has no shortage of IDEs for active development. With so many available options, an organization's final choice will come down to development needs and preferences. There are more ...

In the Java development community, there are two main Integrated Development Environments (IDEs): Eclipse, which is associated with IBM and NetBeans which is a Sun/Oracle environment. Given the ...