The NetBeans IDE is pretty good on its own, but even handier once you start extending it with plugins specific to your needs. In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces ...

The plugin could be installed via NetBeans Update Center.

It is easy to configure NetBeans 7 to use Software Quality Environment (SQE) to integrate popular software quality tools (FindBugs, PMD, CheckStyle, and Dependency Finder) with the NetBeans 7 ...

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Suddenly I noticed I didn't get the tool that had options "source" and "history" and I didn't see the option we see when seeing history to select which versions we are comparing like "local", "git", ...

It's not often that I get to use the word "cool" and not feel as if I've just badly failed an audition for the Starsky & Hutch movie sequel. However, the NetBeans team has released Milestone 6 of the ...

The NetBeans IDE allows you to manage Java programs more easily than is possible using a basic text editor. One of its strengths is its code-formatting tools. These tools allow you to format and ...