The NetBeans 6.0 code editor will accommodate the JRuby run time and adds fuller support for JavaScript. JRuby is a version of the Ruby language that runs on the Java virtual machine.

Topping the list of enhancements in NetBeans 7.3 is support for HTML5 and CSS, and a new JavaScript editor and debugger based on the Nashorn project.

But JavaScript and hypertext are no longer second-class citizens in NetBeans country. Not only has JavaScript support been greatly enhanced, but the NetBeans 8.1 beta version comes with full support ...

This week Sun Microsystems launched a beta of NetBeans 6.1, the next version of its Java-based, open source integrated development environment.