Overview
What is IDE?
About Netbeans IDE
Choosing an IDE
How to's?
By:Subhash Hegde
What is IDE? An IDE is a set of tools that aids application development. Basic Tools:
Code Editor
Compiler
Interpreter
Debugger
Advanced Tools:
Integration with Versioning systems
Profiling
GUI Builder
Web services
About Netbeans..
The NetBeans IDE is an open-source integrated development environment written entirely in Java. Netbeans is a product of Sun Microsystem. Current version is Netbeans 6.5 and can be downloaded using the url http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/ Supported Technologies – Java SE, Java EE, Java ME, Ruby, C/C++, PHP, SOA
Supported Frameworks – JSF, Spring, Struts, Hibernate
Bundled Servers – Glassfish & Tomcat
Choosing an IDE..
Support for the required programming language
Cost of the IDE
Support of user communities for the IDE
Easy to use and performance of the editor
Debugging facilities
GUI Editor
Visual web development
Support for the required framework
Easy integration with the web servers
Edit XML and configuration files
Profiling
How TO..
Java Desktop Application
Java Based Web Application
Javascript
CSS Builder
Java Mobile Appilcation
Web Services
Profiling
General
Access DB
Code Templates
Undocking Windows
Local History