LOGIN | REGISTER NOW | SUBSCRIBE
 
Print

NetBeans 7.1 focuses on the Web


By Alex Handy


 Alex Handy
Email
January 5, 2012 —  The line in the sand where NetBeans territory begins and the Eclipse world ends is drawn at Java. With the release today of NetBeans 7.1, Oracle is showing its plans for this Java-focused IDE. Chief among the new features in this release are UI improvements for users of JavaFX 2.0 and CSS3, as well as better support for Swing and WebLogic Server 12c.

Bill Pataky, vice president of product management for tools and frameworks at Oracle, said that NetBeans is where Oracle provides first-class support for all aspects of Java, from the OpenJDK to the Glassfish Application Server.

Pataky said Oracle has three IDEs, and that “the three IDEs each have a place in the Oracle ecosystem. NetBeans is all about the Java standard, and we've been adding Oracle Application Development Framework support, as well as support for former BEA customers."

Pataky went into depth on some of the new features. “For the desktop, we've improved the richer support for Swing developers through enhancements through [UI builder] Matisse. This is also the first IDE to support JavaFX 2.0.

"We now offer an advanced interface debugger that supports Swing and JavaFX. It allows users to examine the properties of user interface components, and you can use your mouse to explore those and make adjustments as you see fit based on the data gathered in the desktop environment. There's also support for WebLogic Server 12c, there are new refactoring tools, and new support for GlassFish."

Pataky added that the PHP tools included in NetBeans were updated for version 7.1, and that Git is now supported as an SCM system.

Al Hilwa, program director for application development software at IDC, said that NetBeans 7.1 “is a grab-bag release with something for everyone in it.

"Probably the most work has gone into supporting the new JavaFX 2.0. I like the Visual Debugger as a tool that will be broadly useful, and also think the sampling capabilities in the profiler are valuable. It is good to see that Oracle keeps investing in NetBeans, and even using it to support its flagship WebLogic 12c server."




Related Search Term(s): Java, NetBeans, Oracle


Share this link: http://sdt.bz/36238
 
Most Read Latest News Blog Resources
Zeichick’s Take: The handheld and the tablet, circa 1976
Texas Instruments' and Hewlett-Packard's calculators were doing things decades ago we take for granted today
Google talks tools at AnDevCon III
New 3D debugging tool and recent ADK changes are detailed by Google developers at the third Android Developer Conference
Android is the focus of two new design tools
Anywhere Software and Xamarin provide ways for developers to create and test their applications on PCs
Achievements and learning: Gamification comes to businesses and schools
Startup takes page from gamers by offering achievement marks to get developers more engaged in their projects
Digg!  Digg
Reddit  Reddit
Slashdot  Slashdot
Share on facebook  Facebook
Share on Twitter  Twitter


Add comment


Name*
Email*  
Country     


  • Comment
Loading




close
NEXT ARTICLE
Oracle updates Java SE
Update 4 for Java SE 7 includes better garbage collection, and the first version of JavaFX to run on Mac OS X Read More...
 
 
 
 
News on Monday
more>>
SharePoint Tech Report
more>>


   

 
 

Download Current Issue
MAY 2012 PDF ISSUE

Need Back Issues?
DOWNLOAD HERE

Want to subscribe?


 
blogs tab
Creation
To write better software, cultivate your ability to be creative.
05/19/2012 07:40 PM EST

Slick...but who needs it?
compilr.com is a well-designed site and the folks behind it seem to have their heart in the right place. But...who needs it?
05/16/2012 12:45 PM EST

How to be a better software developer
Want to be a better developer? You won't get there by mastering an interesting language or learning a new set of APIs.
05/14/2012 12:18 PM EST

Wooing Galatea
Do yourself a favor and check out Galatea 2.2, a wonderful book by novelist Richard Powers.
05/12/2012 07:05 PM EST

The world as story
An artificial-intelligence system at Carnegie Mellon seeks to understand the world by making statements about it.
05/10/2012 06:39 AM EST

The Rise of the Brogrammer, or the Rise of the Sexist Programmer?
Women in Silicon Valley get vocal about sexist ads and campaigns that contribute to a tense work environment.
05/09/2012 03:14 PM EST

 

Events calendar tab
Business Analytics Innovation Summit
5/23/2012 to 5/24/2012
Chicago
IEG

IBM Innovate Conf.
6/3/2012 to 6/7/2012
Orlando
IBM Rational

Agile Development Conference West
6/10/2012 to 6/15/2012
Las Vegas
SQE

Better Software Conf.
6/10/2012 to 6/15/2012
Las Vegas
SQE

AMD Fusion Developer Summit
6/11/2012 to 6/14/2012
Bellevue, Wash.
AMD