“For the first time we have cross-platform support across Windows, Linux and Mac OS,” Microchip applications engineer Darren Wenn told Electronics Weekly. “NetBeans IDE is very strong in user plug-ins ...

Microchip has migrated its MPLAB integrated development environment (IDE) onto the open-source Java-based NetBeans IDE, allowing it to run on Linux and Mac OS as well as Windows, writes Steve Bush.

Microchip Technology Inc., has developed an entirely new open-source integrated development environment which provides with cross-platform support for Linux, Mac OS and Windows operating systems.