NetBeans IDE
The NetBeans IDE 4.1, which was released in May 11, 2005, includes Java 2
Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) development capabilities. This new release
allows developers to not only develop applications in the web tier but also
includes Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) and web service development capabilities.
NetBeans IDE 4.1 is a single platform with out-of-the-box development
capabilities and support for enterprise (J2EE 1.4) applications and web
services, mobile/wireless Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) applications and
services and desktop Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) applications. The
robust open source Java IDE, has everything that Java Software Developers need
to develop cross-platform desktop, web and mobile applications straight out of
the box.
When you download the NetBeans IDE, you get a modular, standards-based
development environment with all the key functionality in one download, rather
than a series of additional plug-ins. Write, compile, debug and deploy Java
programs for the Solaris, Windows, Linux and Macintosh platforms.
NetBeans IDE 4.1
current release
NetBeans IDE 5.0
Now in Beta!
Some highlights of NetBeans IDE 4.1
- New Navigator component facilitates browsing and navigating around
classes.
- Browse and configure project classpath using the Libraries node in the
Projects View.
- Use automatically generated Debug and Compile Single File actions for
projects with existing build scripts.
- Set up projects with multiple source roots.
- Create a J2EE application, automatically add EJB™* and Web modules,
then deploy the application.
- Deploy an EJB module as a stand-alone or packaged in a J2EE application.
Or, create a Web module, generate calls to EJBs and deploy the Web module
either as a stand-alone Web application or packaged in a J2EE application.
- Create Session Beans, Entity Beans and Message-Driven Beans. Entity
Beans can be created using an existing database schema.
- Create, register and test Web Services.
- Visually configure your EJBs, Web Services and Web Components.
- Validate your applications using the J2EE Verifier.
- Use the integrated Java BluePrints Solution Catalog as a powerful learning resource.
- J2SE 5.0 "Tiger" Language Support - We support the new Java language constructs such as enums, generics, metadata annotations, autoboxing, static imports and others. These new constructs are supported when doing editing, building, refactoring, etc. of your applications. This support is available without any additional setup when running on J2SE 5.0.
- Project System based on Apache Ant - NetBeans 4.0 was the first IDE to base
its projects system entirely on Apache Ant, allowing developers to easily share
build scripts between teams and ensure that automated builds run the same as
builds within the IDE. There is no vendor lock-in and no proprietary file
formats.
- Refactoring technology which provides simplified code maintenance for developers.
- Visual enhancements to lay out MIDlet's workflow; plus, design and code
the GUI using a drag and drop feature (Available in NetBeans Mobility Pack).
- End-to-end support for enterprise applications with wizard support for
creating Java™ 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME™) and J2EE
applications. This updated support enables quick creation of J2ME
client/server applications (Available in NetBeans Mobility Pack).
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