Software Update: NetBeans IDE 7.4

Oracle has released version 7.4 of NetBeans IDE. This development environment written in Java is intended for writing, compiling, debugging and implementing programs. It offers support for various programming languages, such as Java, C++ and PHP. Using Netbeans IDE requires installation of Sun’s Java SE Development Kit 6.0 update 24 or later. The development environment is under a double license release, which is a combination of CDDL 1 and GPL 2. Below is an overview of the most important changes that have been made in this release.

What’s New in 7.4

• HTML5 development for Android and iOS devices
• HTML5 development in Java EE and PHP applications
• Editing support for Knockout and AngularJS frameworks
• Java SE 8 Support
• Redesigned JavaFX support according to JDK 8 architecture
• Additional enhancements are listed on the NetBeans IDE 7.4 New and Noteworthy page.

For more about this release, see the NetBeans IDE 7.4 Release Information page.