If you use NetBeans as frequently as I do, you may have already noticed the auto update service prompt you to download updates. The NetBeans team has released a set of bug fixes to NetBeans 6.5. The entire list is available here for you to review : http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetBeans6.5PatchesInfo

I must say I am impressed that Sun’s NetBeans team immediately kept working on bug fixes and annoyances. I have no doubt that some of these crept up during NetCAT testing and were unable to be fixed prior to final release., but it’s great to see this many issues addressed so quickly after the final release of 6.5 and not months from now.

One thing I noticed was how many of the bug fixes were in the Database module. NetBeans 6.5 introduced new and improved database tooling (you can review it here http://www.netbeans.org/features/ide/database.html). This was no surprise especially since Sun acquired MySQL. My testing of the database features went quite well with few or no problems, so I was surprised to see so many bug fixes for it.

This patch release also contains several fixes in the C/C++, PHP, platform, and web areas as well.