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 ...

Create packages, import packaged classes and interfaces into your programs, move packages, and encapsulate them in jar files.

Open the Netbeans software and open the Java project you want to use to connect to the database. When you open a project, a list of files and folders display in the left navigation panel.

In other words, a Java class that supports the SOLID open-closed principle will find use in originally un-envisioned scenarios, and be flexible enough to work with newly created classes, interfaces ...

Sun Microsystems announced NetBeans Profiler Milestone 11, the latest release of its Java app profiler, and an add-on to the upcoming open-source NetBeans IDE release 5.