NetBeans IDE 7.2 provides a significantly improved performance and coding experience, with new static code analysis capabilities in the Java Editor and smarter project scanning.

In this post, I look focus on a different set of seven NetBeans hints that may not be as “indispensable” as the first set, but which I have found to be very useful in moving existing code and ...

NetBeans 6.0 sports a brand new source code editor that brings it up to par with the editor in the Eclipse IDE.

News New Version of Free, Open Source NetBeans IDE Features Java 8 Support By John K. Waters March 26, 2014 On Tuesday Oracle announced the release of a new version of its NetBeans IDE that takes ...

The release also brings other Java-related improvements, such as Maven 3 support, JUnit 4.8.2 integration, and editor enhancements that include code completion and hint options.

The 1st code donation, i.e., the NetBeans Platform + the Java SE tooling, which includes the new Jigsaw and JShell features, comprises around 45,000 files (around 4 million lines of code) to be ...

This version of NetBeans has enhanced support for two-tier Web application development. Java 5.0 includes a number of enhancements, including new debugging hooks.

In this blog entry, I will briefly cover how to use code folding in NetBeans 6.1 while attempting to make a case for code folding in the correct situations. I often agree with Jeff Atwood and what ...