After nearly 6 months of beta testing, NetBeans 7.0 has been released and is now available for download from the NetBeans site.
As usual, the Java SE, Java EE, C/C++ and PHP packages are available for download together with a package that contains all NetBeans modules. Additional functionality can be added to any of the base packages using the buildin Plugin Manager.
As usual, the Java SE, Java EE, C/C++ and PHP packages are available for download together with a package that contains all NetBeans modules. Additional functionality can be added to any of the base packages using the buildin Plugin Manager.
NetBeans 7 provides many new features including:
- Language support for Java SE 7 new features (JSR 344) available with the JDK 7 developer preview.
- Enhanced integration with WebLogic, GlassFish and Oracle database.
- Enhanced support for Swing GUI development
- Maven 3 support
- HTML 5 editing support.
To support NetBeans 7, a new plugin portal has also been released. The NetBeans team describe the new portal as using:
"modern web technologies; features powerful searching capabilities and improved performance; provides an optimized user interface; and has resolved many design drawbacks of its predecessor."
