Netbeans IDE is a development environment for programmers to write, compile, debug and deploy programs. The whole thing is written in Java and offers support for various programming languages such as Java, Ruby, c++ and PHP. Netbeans IDE requires an installation of Sun’s Java SE Development Kit 5.0 update 14 or later and comes under a double license namely a combination of cddl 1 and gpl 2. For more information, we refer you to this page. The developers released version 6.5 a few days ago, as mentioned earlier in this news item. Version 6.5 includes the following list of changes:
What’s New in 6.5:
NetBeans IDE 6.5 is a significant update to NetBeans IDE 6.1 and includes the following changes:
- PHP support with code completion, Xdebug and web service features.
- New Support for Groovy and Grails.
- Improved JavaScript, AJAX and Ruby support.
- Automatic Compile and Deploy on Save for Java and Java EE applications.
- Improved database support: SQL history, SQL completion, and results viewing and editing improvements.
- Improved Java ME support for Data Binding, SVG and Custom Component creation.
- GUI Builder: Support for Nimbus and simple class names.
- JUnit: single test method support.
- Debugger: Redesign or Step into feature.
For information about the main development features in NetBeans IDE, see the NetBeans IDE 6.5 Information page.
| Version number | 6.5 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 2000, Linux, BSD, Windows XP, macOS, Solaris, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista |
| Website | net beans |
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| License type | Conditions (GNU/BSD/etc.) |