The NetBeans IDE provides JUnit integration that can be very handy when writing and running JUnit-based unit tests. However, I like to be able to do anything I might do often outside of the IDE as ...

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 ...

Following the release of Oracle’s Java 8, NetBeans IDE 8.0 has been announced. The open IDE release delivers out-of-the-box code analyzers and editors for the latest Java 8 technologies (Java SE 8, ...

Developers will be able to test-drive the next generation Java programming language by using the new version of Oracle’s NetBeans IDE, released Wednesday. “The main focus for this release has been ...

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 IDE allows you to manage Java programs more easily than is possible using a basic text editor. One of its strengths is its code-formatting tools. These tools allow you to format and ...