NetBeans IDE 6.0, the Visual Web tools, and Java Persistence API (JPA) give you greater flexibility for writing database-dependent applications.... more »

I have been playing around with the nightly builds of NetBeans 6.0 for about a month now, mainly to keep my Struts2 plugin code up to date with the changes in Netbeans 6.0. I tried out the latest nightly and was pleasantly surprised to find some cool UI upgradations in Netbeans. Netbeans 6.0 is definitely getting a look of it's own, and identity separate from it's ancestors (Netbeans 5.x). I absolutely love the new UI work, though it resembles Vista in some ways. But it's real good nonetheless. Here are some major areas that have been "upgraded" (apart from the well known by now, Welcome Screen):... more »

I recorded a new screencast which shows how to use the Java Native Interface. You will learn how to call native C code from a Java application. The demo was created using NetBeans 5.5.1 and C/C++ Pack for NetBeans 5.5.1. Enjoy!... more »

One of my issues with previous releases of NetBeans IDE was that there was no way how to easily see an error in the editor. The code would get underlined by a red line if there was an error but to discover the error message I always had to move away from the keyboard and use my mouse to hover on the error mark. Then I could see the error and I would switch back to the keyboard to go fix it. Maybe there was a better way to do this but I didn't find it.... more »

After months of regular milestones and community feedback, Sun has released a Beta version of NetBeans 6.0. NetBeans is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) written for programmers who use Java, Ruby, C/C++, and other languages. It competes for developer mindshare with Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEA, and many other free and commercial IDEs.... more »

Now I will show about how to generate a diagram from an existing code. It also can be called reverse engineering method. This example I will generate a class diagram from my existing source codes.... more »

Which IDE is best for writing Java code? Leaving aside NetBeans (a big assumption given that it now has excellent Ruby and JRuby integration), the choice was between Intellij or Eclipse. IntelliJ while commercial, wasn’t too expensive and ‘just worked’ out of the box. Eclipse, if you were willing to install multiple plugins, could be more powerful but more intimidating.... more »

Sun has announced the release of Glassfish V2, their open-source application server (and the reference implementation of Java EE), along with the availability of the NetBeans 6 beta. Glassfish V2 adds clustering and a good bit of performance to prior releases; NetBeans 6 adds multiple language support, and a much faster editor.... more »

I have been in the open source world for a long time. Pretty much since I first installed Slackware in my sophomore year of college (I'll leave calculating that year and my age as an exercise to the reader). I have always felt that open source and commercial interests, when managed properly, can have a wonderful balance that benefits both the consumer, developers, and companies. That's one of the reasons I came to work for Sun, in fact. At Sun I get paid to work on open source software, which was pretty much my dream since college.... more »

OMG NetBeans Ruby support is so awesome. I just picked up some of the recent dailies, and it does stuff I just can't believe. But don't take my word for it.... more »