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NetBeans IDE 6.7 Features

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A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and even dynamic languages such as PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, and Ruby. The NetBeans IDE is easy to install and use straight out of the box and runs on many platforms including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris.

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The NetBeans IDE 6.7 introduces integration with Project Kenai, a collaborative environment for developers to host open-source projects. The release also builds on the success of the NetBeans 6.5 with native support for Maven, integration of GlassFish and Hudson, and enhancements to Java, PHP, Ruby, Groovy and C/C++. Additional highlights of the 6.7 release include support for JavaScript 1.7 and the Java ME SDK 3.0.

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Highlights

- Java Desktop Applications

Create professional desktop applications using the NetBeans Java GUI Builder with Swing Application Framework and Beans Binding support.

- Connected Developer Integration

Create open-source projects and host them on Kenai.com: Check out, edit, debug, discuss and commit code, and file issue reports—all through the familiar NetBeans interface!

- Java EE and Web Applications

Build web applications using Ajax, JavaScript, and CSS. Support for frameworks including JSF, Struts, Spring, Hibernate, and zembly, a gateway to access and consume web APIs. Full set of tools for EJB and web services development.

- Dynamic Languages

Powerful language-aware editor for JavaFX, JavaScript, CSS, Python, PHP, Groovy and Grails, Ruby and Ruby on Rails, including code completion, documentation pop-ups, and debugging integration.

- Visual Mobile Development

Create, test and debug GUI applications that run on mobile phones, set-top boxes, and PDAs. The NetBeans IDE supports JavaFX Mobile and the Java ME SDK 3.0 Platform.

- C and C++ Development

Full-featured C/C++ editor, debugger, project templates, support for multiple project configurations, remote development, and packaging of completed projects.

See a quick overview of features on the NetBeans IDE 6.7 Release Page.