Developers will be able to test-drive the next-generation Java programming language by using the new version of Oracle’s NetBeans IDE (integrated developer environment), released Wednesday. “The main ...

Oracle, which acquired the NetBeans IDE as part of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems last year, said the new NetBeans IDE 7.0 release demonstrates its continuing commitment to the NetBeans community ...

Focusing on open source efforts, Sun Microsystems officials this week provided informational updates on the NetBeans IDE and GlassFish application server, noting that NetBeans will have an SOA bent ...

Back in the early days of Java, developers created applications using nothing more than notepad and the DOS command prompt. Thanks to the advent of IDEs, those days are gone forever. Short for ...

Java integrated development environments (IDE) are one of the most-used application development tools in corporate development. They are also among the most capable developer products on the market.

NetBeans IDE 3.6, a major revision to the open-source platform, is now available, adding improved windowing and debugging and backing for J2EE 1.4. The platform is intended to enable development of ...