One of the new features of NetBeans 7.4 that made the “NetBeans 74 NewAndNoteworthy” page is “Native Packaging,” which is described on that page as “JavaSE projects now support creation of native ...

Java development teams around the world are looking to leverage their existing Java skills while building advanced user interfaces based on newer technologies, accessible from any device. To address ...

In a highly competitive Java IDE market where the strength of the competition means it’s difficult to even give your IDE away, the NetBeans team has just released the latest version of its megalithic ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

NetBeans support for Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is something that at least one Canadian-based enterprise development firm is anxiously awaiting, as Sun Microsystems Inc. recently rolled out the ...

There are numerous examples of how Java exception handling can be more difficult than it might first appear and Josh Bloch devoted an entire chapter of Effective Java (both editions) to exception ...

Aiming to satisfy the growing demand among Java developers for support for newer technologies used to build advanced user interfaces, Oracle this week released another update of the NetBeans ...

Eclipse isn't the only open-source development tool for Java. Before Eclipse, it was NetBeans. Now, NetBeans 4 takes on the latest Java 5.0 features. It also incoporates improvements in a number of ...

On Tuesday, Sun Microsystems divulged more information about NetBeans 4.0, an integrated development environment (IDE) that offers the capacity to develop full Java 2 applications, including Web ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday gave its NetBeans IDE 4.1 developers a rolling start toward working with the 4.1 version of the product, shipping an early access release that features support for ...