Fwd: [nbweekly] NetBeans News, a newsletter for the NetBeans community Issue # 679

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Issue # 679 - Mar 10, 2015

Community

Agenda for NetBeans Day, Munich, Germany

Monday, March 16, Oracle Germany will host another free NetBeans Day, with a fantastic line up of speakers, including Adam Bien, Jaroslav Tulach, Kirk Pepperdine, Anton Epple, Geertjan Wielenga, Paul and Gail Anderson, Dalibor Topic, and many more!

Tweet of the Week: @mortenbergset

NetBeans tip for rename refactoring in a file -- mark a word, [ctrl] + [r], write new word. All instances of the word are renamed. Elegantly!

Books

499 Readers of "NetBeans Platform for Beginners"

There are currently 499 readers of "NetBeans Platform for Beginners". Will you be the 500th to purchase this great book? Get it today and get started creating software as done at Boeing, NASA, and NATO.

Partners

Anahata Announced NetBeans as IDE of Choice 2015

NetBeans partner Anahata uses NetBeans IDE for standard Java and Java Enterprise development, resulting in security, stability, and reliability. Consequently, developers are able to retain the same performance when working on projects of their choice. Read all about it, with many more details provided by Anahata.

IDR Solutions Provides Free PDF Viewers

NetBeans partner IDR Solutions has made JARs and source code available for anyone needing to integrate PDF viewers into their applications, whether JavaFX or Swing.

Training

Mastering PrimeFaces

Interested in learning about the PrimeFaces JSF Framework? Check out the new video series created by NetBeans Dream Team member Josh Juneau entitled "Mastering PrimeFaces". In this video series published by Packt, you'll learn how to build a JSF application from the ground-up via NetBeans IDE using PrimeFaces.

Mastering Java

Take a new excellent on-line Java course with instructor Huw Collingbourne, who has already taught over 22,000 people to program on-line. This Java Programming Master Course includes over 85 videos to explain every topic in detail. All the source code is provided in sample programs ready-to-run on a PC or a Mac. And there is even a 125-page eBook, "The Little Book Of Java", to provide even more information on all the topics discussed.

Tutorials

Tip: Speed Enhancements for JavaFX

Doing JavaFX development? Take a look at the very clear performance enhancements in JDK 8 Update 40 (https://jdk8.java.net/download.html) by looking at a new EPUB plugin that's being worked on.

Tip: LilyPond for Musicians

LilyPond is free and open source software for handling music notation. In this quick screencast, learn the basic concepts via NetBeans IDE.

Tip: JavaFX Graphics & HTTP Link Checkers

JavaFX is a set of graphics and media packages that enables developers to design, create, test, debug, and deploy rich client applications that operate consistently across diverse platforms. Because the JavaFX library is written as a Java API, the JavaFX application code can reference APIs from any Java library. For example, JavaFX applications can use Java API libraries to access native system capabilities and connect to server-based middleware applications.

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Thank you and regards,
Rajmahendra (Raj)
Founder / Lead JUG Chennai/Hyderabad

NetBeans Dream Team Member

http://www.twitter.com/rajonjava
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