Pro NetBeans

Throughout Sun’s CommunityOne 2008 (specifically the NetBeans track), they distributed the standard swag one might expect of this type of event (bags, hats, shirts, etc.). At the conclusion of NetBeans Day, they also distributed a new mini-book about NetBeans tips and tricks. Roughly 140 pages, the book was authored by Ruth Kusterer, a technical writer for Sun Microsystems based in the Czech Republic. The book covers 100 tips and tricks that were collected from NetBeans documentation, blogs, forums, and the NetBeans community.

The 100 NetBeans Tips and Tricks book includes the following:

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Greetings everyone! I’m currently attending CommunityOne 2008 in San Francisco, California. I just wanted to provide a quick overview for folks who couldn’t make it here…

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It’s here… the final release of NetBeans 6.1.

Download it here : http://download.netbeans.org/netbeans/6.1/final/

Release Overview : http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/61/

Release Notes : http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/61/relnotes.html

NetBeans 6.1 includes new and improved JavaScript support. The NetBeans New and Noteworthy page on the NetBeans Wiki lists the following new and updated features :

• Semantic Highlighting
• Mark occurrences
• Instant Rename
• Refactoring
• Quick Fixes and Semantic Checks
• Tasklist
• Code Completion and Type Analysis
• Go To Declaration
• Documentation
• Embedded Completion
• Browser Compatibility Info
• Embedding
• Open Type
• 6.0 Java Script Information

I’ve been busy the last few weeks field testing it in some code and have found pros and cons. This article discusses some of these issues and features using some sample code.

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I’d like to thank everyone who came out Thursday night, April 17, to hear me speak at the meeting of the Capital District Java Developer’s Network in Albany, NY, USA. This is the third or fourth time I’ve spoken at meetings of this group and I always have enjoyed it, especially when I can talk NetBeans.

The presentation was broken down into two parts (mainly so we’d have an excuse for a break in the middle to get some pizza and beer).

Part 1 : Exploring NetBeans 6.1 Features

Brief overview of NetBeans 6.0 and 6.1 to discuss the improvements and features in the latest few releases. The first part of the presentation will touch on new items such as the Sharable Libraries feature and how it can impact your projects. It will also touch on items such as MySQL integration, Axis2 support, and the improved JavaScript support.

Part 2 : Enforcing Code Quality Practices in NetBeans

The second part of the presentation will focus on using the NetBeans IDE in a code quality environment. Learn how to best combine static analysis tools (such as Checkstyle and PMD) in NetBeans for enforcing Java code quality, all while integrating with your application build process in a continuous integration environment (Hudson). Lessons learned and best practices will be demonstrated.

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Many thanks to the kind folks at Apress for sending some of my books to give away, both Pro NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Edition and Pro NetBeans IDE 6 Rich Client Platform Edition.

I look forward to another talk with this group in the future! Thanks again to those who attended!