A configurable Web-based installer in NetBeans 6.0 allows developers to install just the features they want. The general release of NetBeans 6.0 is planned for the end of 2007.

There are many reasons to download the NetBeans IDE and give Oracle's open source IDE another try, including Node.js support and increased efficiency.

Move over, Java. The NetBeans open source tools package is making room for popular scripting languages. Version 6.0 of the NetBeans IDE will be offered in an early-access release at the JavaOne ...