| Subject: | NetBeans 6.8 IDE Release |
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| Date: | Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:00:10 -0800 |
| From: | David Douglas <David....@Sun.COM> |
| Reply-To: | David....@Sun.COM |
| To: | all...@sun.com |
| Today
Sun and the NetBeans(TM) community are announcing the availability of
the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 6.8 -- in
conjunction with the availability of Java(TM) Platform Enterprise
Edition 6 (Java EE 6) and Sun GlassFish(TM) Enterprise Server v3. The
NetBeans 6.8 IDE is the first IDE to provide complete support for Java
EE 6 and GlassFish v3, and offers other new and exciting features. The NetBeans IDE 6.8 is available for download free of charge at www.netbeans.org. KEY UPDATES TO THE NETBEANS 6.8 IDE Complete Java EE 6 Support: Java EE 6 language features simplify Java application development with less XML configuration, more annotations and more POJO-like development. GlassFish v3 Support: Developers can easily target and deploy to GlassFish v3, including the new lightweight GlassFish v3 Web Profile. JavaFX(TM): The latest version of the NetBeans editor provides improved code completion, hints and navigation for JavaFX. PHP Support: The NetBeans IDE expands its support of dynamic languages with support for PHP 5.3 and the Symfony framework. Tighter Integration with Project Kenai: Project Kenai, a collaborative environment for hosting open source projects, now delivers full support for JIRA and improved instant messenger and issue tracker integration. For more information visit www.kenai.com. C/C++ Profiling: The new Microstate Accounting indicator and I/O usage monitor help developers profile and tune C/C++ applications. NetBeans Platform: As a rock-solid application framework for Swing applications, the platform saves developers a huge amount of time and effort by providing commonly-used facilities such as menu items, toolbar items, keyboard shortcuts, and window management out of the box. Additional information is available at: NetBeans 6.8 IDE - http://netbeans.org/community/releases/68/ Java EE 6 - http://java.sun.com/javaee/ GlassFish v3 - http://www.sun.com/glassfishv3 Please join me in congratulating all the members of the product team for their fine work on this release. They have stayed focused on their customers and on delivering a high-quality product with compelling features and support for Sun's platforms. Dave |