The Definitive Guide to NetBeans™ Platform 6.5 is a thorough and definitive introduction to the NetBeans Platform, covering all its major APIs in detail, with relevant code examples used throughout. All NetBeans Platform developers will be interested in purchasing it, because several topics in the book have not been documented anywhere else. The book is a valuable source for any Java Swing developer who writes large well-constructed applications, and Java developers interested in modularity and the architecture of distributed applications.

After the original German book on which this title is based was well received, the NetBeans Platform Community has put together this English translation, which author Heiko Böck updated to cover the latest NetBeans Platform 6.5 APIs. With an introduction by known NetBeans Platform experts Jaroslav Tulach, Tim Boudreau, and Geertjan Wielenga, this is the most up-to-date book on this topic at the moment.

Authors: Heiko Böck. ISBN: 978-1-4302-2417-4, 450 Pages. Order online.

NetBeans™ Ruby and Rails IDE with JRuby is for Ruby and Rails programmers who want to take advantage of the NetBeans IDE to facilitate their Ruby and/or Rails web application development. The book provides developers with in–depth information for configuring the working environment for their specific Ruby interpreter, application server, and database server. The book also showcases the NetBeans features that enhance productivity from project creation, to editing, debugging, and testing.

Authors: Chris Kutler & Brian Leonard. ISBN: 1430216360, 125 Pages. Order online from Apress; Bookpool.

100 configuration and usage tips that were collected from NetBeans documentation, blogs, forums, and the NetBeans community. This book is available as an eBook. More...

Author: Ruth Kusterer. ISBN: 978-0-13-701181-0, 170 Pages. Order online.

This book shows how you develop professional enterprise Java EE applications quickly and easily using the NetBeans IDE. Use the NetBeans IDE to automate tedious or repetitive tasks learn to make the most of the NetBeans Visual Web designer. The book covers the major Java EE APIs such as JSF, EJB 3 and JPAo and more.

Author: David Heffelfinger. ISBN: 978-1-847195-46-3, 408 Pages. Order online (book and ebook).

This is the Chinese translation of the well-known book "Rich Client Programming: Plugging into the NetBeans Platform".

Authors: Tim Boudreau; Jaroslav Tulach; Geertjan Wielenga. Translator: Liang Ye. ISBN: 978-7-302182-03-0, 455 Pages. Order online.

A simple yet innovative approach to the advanced concepts of NetBeans IDE 6.0. Each concept is explained step by step and further supported by numerous easy to understand practical examples.

Authors: Kogent Solutions, Inc. 245 Pages. Order online.

This textbook introduces the NetBeans IDE 6 simplified Chinese edition. It covers standard Java application development, web application development, mobile development, enterprise application development, UML modelling, SOA applications, C/C++ devlopment; JUnit testing, profiling, NetBeans plug-in module and NetBeans platform development.

Author: Liu Bin. ISBN: 9787121063206, 632 Pages. Order online.

This book describes web application development with focus on the NetBeans IDE 6 as a professional Java EE 5 development tool. Among other things it covers web applications (Servlets and JSP), frameworks (Struts and JavaServer Faces), Spring, Hibernate, JPA, EJB 3, Web Services, Visual Web JSF, AJAX, and JRuby/Ruby on Rails 2. Each topic comes complete with step-by-step examples.

Author: Edson Gonçalves. ISBN: 9788573936742, 608 Pages. Order online.

Pro NetBeans IDE 6 Rich Client Platform Edition is the second Apress book to cover the agile, open source NetBeans IDE platform. But the focus of this book is on enabling you to rapidly develop Java front ends of applications using API buttons, functions, and features mostly based in the Java SE 6 platform.

Use any of the Java Swing and other desktop Java graphical user interface (GUI) APIs available in Java SE 6 or prior; build web-based application front ends with rich client platform features available in NetBeans; use web-tier development plug-ins including JSF, Struts Action Framework 2.0, and JRuby for bringing the Ruby on Rails feature set to Java.

Author: Adam Myatt, with Brian Leonard and Geertjan Wielenga. ISBN: 1590598954, 450 Pages. Order online. Sample: Download Chapter 1 (free PDF).

A compact guide to Rich Client Platform development with the NetBeans IDE 6 in German.

Authors: Jürgen Petri. ISBN: 978-3897217249, 288 Pages. Order online.

This book shows how to use the NetBeans IDE 6 in the Java software development process. It describes the differences between the NetBeans IDE and the Eclipse IDE, how to use the IDE in GUI development, and other features available in the latest release of the NetBeans IDE.

Author: きしだなおき (Naoki Kishida). ISBN: 978-4-8399-2681-6, 664 pages. Order online.

This book is for enterprise developers and architects interested in using NetBeans IDE and OpenESB tools to build their SOA based applications. Understand various SOA tools available as part of the NetBeans IDE to build an enterprise-grade, scalable application in a short period using a single development interface.

This book introduces basic SOA concepts and shows how you can use NetBeans and OpenESB tools to design and deploy composite applications. After introducing the SOA concepts, you are introduced to various NetBeans Editors and aids that you need to understand and work with for designing a composite application. For example you are introduced to a WSDL editor before dealing with web services. The last part of the book deals with a full-fledged incremental example on how you can build a complex composite application with key screenshots accompanied by the source code available on the website.

Authors: Frank Jennings, David Salter. ISBN: 978-1-847192-62-2, 200 Pages. Order online

This book introduces you to the most recent and powerful tools for Java Web Application development. Topics include JSF, Facades, DAOs, Spring, JPA, Hibernate, junit testing. With real-world sample applications.

Author: Yuri Marx P. Gomes, 192 Pages. Order online.

Covering the NetBeans Platform 6.0 APIs (Lookup, Visual Library and Nodes API), the module system, components, internationalization, actions, data management and representation, persistence (JavaDB, Hibernate and Persistence API), and new Java 6 features. Also includes samples and migration tips for Eclipse users.

Author: Heiko Böck. ISBN: 978-3836210669, 400 Pages. Order online.

NetBeans.org readers can download the sample chapter "Das Lookup-Konzept". (German Only.)

This book covers the techniques that you need to build professional Java web applications: How to install and use Tomcat as a web server and NetBeans as an IDE; how and when to use JavaServer Pages and Java servlets to build well-structured web applications that implement the MVC pattern; how to use sessions, cookies, JavaBeans, Expression Language (EL), the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL), and custom tags; how to use JDBC and connection pooling to work with a MySQL database; how to use JavaMail, SSL/TLS, authentication, listeners, and filters.

Authors: Andrea Steelman, Joel Murach. ISBN: 978-1-890774-44-8, 720 Pages. Order online.

Download netbeans-ready source code (ZIP archive).

The open-source NetBeans Platform is an extraordinarily powerful framework for building "write once, run anywhere" rich client applications. This comprehensive guide to rich client development on the NetBeans Platform was written for Java developers and architects who have discovered that basic Swing components are not enough for them. This book will help you get started with NetBeans module development, master NetBeans' key APIs, and learn proven techniques for building reliable desktop software. Each chapter is filled with practical, step-by-step instructions for creating complete rich client applications on top of the NetBeans Platform and plugins for NetBeans IDE. Sample chapter and table of contents.

Authors: Tim Boudreau, Jaroslav Tulach, and Geertjan Wielenga. ISBN: 9780132354806, 640 pages. Order online. (Rough Cut)

Written for Java developers of varying skill and familiarity with the open source NetBeans IDE as well as Java IDEs in general, Pro NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Edition focuses on using NetBeans IDE as a professional Java EE 5 software development platform.

Experienced author Adam Myatt provides a comprehensive guide to mapping out the functionality of NetBeans IDE and its enterprise add-ons: Enterprise Pack and Visual Web Pack. Coverage of such diverse topics as web applications, web services, and UML modeling, along with real-life case studies and clear, topical information, all combine to offer everything you need to get started with the NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Edition platform. So whether you're an experienced IDE user or a Java developer who works only with Emacs, you'll find what you need in this book to get started with the more vibrant, more productive extensible NetBeans platform project found on netbeans.org.

Author: Adam Myatt. Order this book from Amazon.com.

This book describes the development Web and functionality of the NetBeans IDE 5.5, with focus on using it as a professional Java EE 5 software development. It covers diverse topics such as web applications (Servlets and JSP), frameworks (Struts and JavaServer Faces), web services, Visual Web Pack, AJAX, and Hibernate, with step-by-step examples.

Author: Edson Gonçalves. ISBN: 9788573935790, 592 Pages. Order online.

The book covers Swing GUI programming using NetBeans IDE 5.0 and 5.5.
Topics: Basic Swing GUI programming, including Swing architecture, look and feel, event dispatching thread, features like mnemonics, AudioClip and sampled-audio, ImageIcon, animation, model property of Swing components, layout managers, visual GUI JavaBeans, basic database programming, displaying data in a JTable, Swing components. All tutorials are implemented with NetBeans IDE 5.0 and 5.5, example code is provided for every chapter.
It also covers the basics of the NetBeans IDE source editor, Matisse GUI Builder, and any features useful for building a GUI application using NetBeans IDE.

Authors: G. Sri Hartati, B. Herry Suharto, M. Soesilo Wijono. ISBN: 979-763-646-1, 656 + xxi. Pages. Order online.

This book is a detailed tutorial on the NetBeans IDE, with a lot of examples on how to develop various kind of applications with the IDE. The version used in this book is NetBeans 5.0, and the CD bundled with the book provides the NetBeans installation binaries.

Part I of the book gives an overall introduction to the NetBeans IDE and various components. Part II of the book focuses on SWING/JFC development with NetBeans. Part III of the book focuses on web application development with NetBeans and Tomcat. Part IV of the book focuses on developing Java EE applications with NetBeans. Part V of the book focuses on Ant, JUnit, Profiler, and migrating from Eclipse to NetBeans

Authors: Ya Feng Wu, Xin Lei Wang. ISBN: 978-7-115-13837-8, 587 Pages. Order online.

This book is a detailed tutorial on Java ME technology, with a lot of examples on how to develop, debug and deploy various MIDlet functions with NetBeans IDE 5.0 and Mobility Pack 5.0. Based on JTWI 1.0, the book systematically introduces the MIDlet application model, GUI, RMS, networking, wireless, and mobile multimedia API's. Following the books the reader can develop several highly attractive full-featured Java ME games. The CD bundled with this book also provides the NetBeans installation binaries.

Author: By Jiang Fei Zhan. ISBN: 978-7-121-03303-8, 525 pages.

The second edition of the NetBeans IDE Field Guide includes all of the areas covered in the first edition, but updated for NetBeans IDE 5.0. In addition, there is new content covering Project Matisse, the new CVS support, new editing features, module development, developing with web frameworks, performance profiling, and developer collaboration tools. The NetBeans IDE Field Guide was the sixth most-sold book at the JavaOne 2007 conference book store. Have a look at sample chapters and an interview with one of the authors here.

Order this book from BookPool or Amazon.com.

This book describes the architecture and functionality of the NetBeans 4.1 IDE. It demonstrates how to use the IDE to increase development productivity and to speed up development process. The book contains both practical and theoretical examples, including a number of case studies.

You can order it from LinuxMall or Submarino.

This book shows how to use the NetBeans IDE 4.1 in the Java software development process.

You can order it from LinuxMall.

Tudo Sobre a JSP shows how to use the NetBeans IDE and JavaServer Pages technology to develop distributed applications.

You can order it from LinuxMall or Submarino.

The NetBeans IDE Field Guide is a comprehensive introductory guide and task reference for NetBeans 4.1 and is geared towards intermediate to advanced users. Written in a "cookbook" style, it shows how to build applications for the desktop, web, enterprise, and handset.

Some draft chapters are available as PDFs in English and french. You can order the book from Prentice Hall, Amazon, or Bookpool.

See also: Guide Pratique EDI NetBeans - Brouillons des Chapitres en français.

This WikiBook shows how to create and edit markup files using the text editor within NetBeans.

For more information see http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_(XML).

NetBeans: The Definitive Guide was written in two parts. The first half is about general development using NetBeans 3.3 and is out-of-date. The second half of the book is about writing plug-ins for NetBeans. While the sample code requires changes to bring it up-to-date with the current version of NetBeans, the book still provides an excellent primer on NetBeans architecture, module writing, and how to code modules for good performance and memory footprint.

Some draft chapters are available in PDF format. You can also order the book from O'Reilly.

Get the real world knowledge and code you need to develop lean but still maintainable Java EE 5 / 6 applications. Adam Bien's latest book "Real World Java EE Patterns - Rethinking Best Practices" guides you to efficient patterns and best practices in a structured way, with real world code. All samples work with Glassfish v2-v3 and Netbeans 6.5+ (but are not dependent on it). Bookmark this page: Adam will make all sample projects available from his javaee-patterns Kenai project.

Author: Adam Bien. ISBN: 978-0-557-07832-5, 279 pages. Order online.

How to create web applications with the Ruby on Rails development framework and the NetBeans IDE.

Author: Kuroda Tsutomu (黒田 努). ISBN: 978-4798116792, 384 Pages. Order online.

Das vorliegende Buch beschreibt wie in Java ein kleines Content-Management-System mithilfe von JSPs, Servlets und db4o erstellt werden kann. Aus dem Inhalt: Ideen zu einem objektorientierten Datenbankentwurf, Abfragekonzepte, Client-Server-Modus und Embedded-Modus, Transaktionen, Einstieg in J2EE mit JSPs, Servlets, Filter und Listener. More...

Download this book as PDF file; download NetBeans-ready sample projects.

Author: Ina Brenner. ISBN: 978-3837001716, 336 Pages. Order online.

These applications are so graphically rich that you want to tell your friends about it. When was the last time you enjoyed using a software application? Maybe you need more Filthy Rich Clients in your life!

Filthy Rich Clients shows you how to enhance your applications with cool visual effects ranging from fundamental Java 2D images and Swing GUIs to advanced graphics and animations. Sample code with performant algorithms is of course included. More...

Download NetBeans-ready sample projects.

Authors: Chet Haase, Romain Guy. ISBN: 978-0132413930, 608 Pages. Order online.

The EJB 3 spec has drastically simplified the Java EE development. But on the other hand, additional concepts like interceptors, inheritance in the persistence layer, detaching/attaching of transient objects introduce not only additional possibilities and shortcuts, but also pitfalls.

This book explains the most important EJB 3, architectures, patterns, hacks, approaches and discusses which concepts from the "legacy" EJB 2 world are still useful. The domain driven design is covered as well as service-oriented architectures.

Download NetBeans-ready sample projects from the p4j5 project page.

Author: Adam Bien. ISBN: 978-3939084242, 230 Pages. Order online.

In just 21 days, you can acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to develop three kinds of programs with Java: Desktop applications on your personal computer, servlets on a web server, and browser-launched Java Web Start applications. No previous programming experience required. By following the 21 carefully organized lessons in this book, anyone can learn the basics of Java programming. (From Book Cover.) CD-ROM includes NetBeans 5.5.
 
Authors: Rogers Cadenhead, Laura Lemay. Order online.

The second edition's extensive new coverage includes: JSF 1.2's improved alignment with the broader Java EE 5 platform; enhancements to the JSF APIs; controlling Web flow with Shale; and using Facelets to replace JSP with XHTML markup. The authors also introduce Ajax development with JSF—from real-time validation and Direct Web Remoting to wrapping Ajax in JSF components and using the popular Ajax4jsf framework.
Sample code and NetBeans projects are available at horstmann.com.

Authors: David Geary, Cay Horstmann. ISBN: 978-0131738867, 752 pages. Order online.

Prüfungsvorbereitung für den Kurs "Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)". Die gedruckte Ausgabe erschien im Franzis-Verlag und wurde unter Verwendung der NetBeans IDE überarbeitet und um kommentierte Lösungen, zwei Abschlussklausuren und mehrere Kapitel ergänzt! More...

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Author: Ina Brenner. ISBN: 978-3772370298, 736 Pages. Order online.

Deliver feature-rich, cross-browser Internet applications using JavaServer Faces (JSF) and this one-stop guide. Written by experts directly involved in developing this important technology, JavaServer Faces: The Complete Reference fully explains every aspect of JSF. The book begins with a fast-paced introduction so you can get your first JSF application up and running quickly. Then, each aspect of JSF is examined in depth, including the request processing lifecycle, page navigation, component development, AJAX, validation, internationalization, and security. Throughout, Expert Group Insights offer an insider's view into the design of JSF.

You can download it online from Books24x7 or order from Amazon.

The authors begin by recapping Ajax basics. Then they unveil a comprehensive Java/Ajax toolkit. Tools include JSEclipse for code editing, Venkman for JavaScript debugging, and Dojo Compressor for code compression. They also explain Log4js (and other tools) for JavaScript logging, JsUnit (and others) for testing, and various libraries like AjaxTags, DWR, and Script.aculo.us for rapid code development. All samples are provided as NetBeans ready.

You can order it and download source code from Apress, or order it from Amazon.

Foundations of Ajax presents a concise, down-to-earth explanation of the Ajax technology. Cutting through the hyperbole, this book focuses on what the Ajax technology means, how you start using it, and why it can make a difference to your products.

You can order it from Amazon or Bookpool.

Version 5.0 of the Java 2 Standard Edition SDK is the most important upgrade since Java first appeared a decade ago. With Java 5.0, you'll not only find substantial changes in the platform, but to the language itself-something that developers of Java took five years to complete. The main goal of Java 5.0 is to make it easier for you to develop safe, powerful code, but none of these improvements makes Java any easier to learn, even if you've programmed with Java for years. And that means our bestselling hands-on tutorial takes on even greater significance. Learning Java, 3rd Edition addresses all of the important uses of Java, such as web applications, servlets, and XML that are increasingly driving enterprise applications. The accompanying CD includes the Java 5.0 SDK for Windows, Linux and Solaris, plus the NetBeans IDE, and the many example programs from the book.

You can order the book from O'Reilly.

Simply Java: An Introduction to Java Programming is an easy-to-follow textbook that guides beginning programmers step-by-step through the process of learning Java. The main obstacle to learning object-oriented programming is the volume of detail that needs to be learned before even the simplest program can be created. This text eliminates extraneous details early on and stresses only concepts students need to know. It teaches classes and objects from the outset, and presents programming as extended problem solving, making it easier to understand. Class design and graphical user interfaces are introduced early, but most of the detail is postponed until after students have a better grasp of objects, classes, and inheritance. Simply Java: An Introduction to Java Programming is the perfect text for anyone new to Java, looking for a comprehensive, easy-to-comprehend guide.

You can order it from Amazon.

PMD Applied shows you how to use PMD more effectively and explains how PMD works internally. It's got chapters on writing your own rules, best practices, PMD internals, a survey of Java open source code analysis tools, and much more. It's written by Tom Copeland, the lead PMD developer.

More infomation, sample code and updates available at http://pmdapplied.com/. Order the book from Centennial Books.

This book is an update to Y. Daniel Liang's Introduction to Java Programming Series.

For more information, table of contents, exercises, solutions, and sample code see Y. Daniel Liang's Introduction to Java Programming course page. You can order it from amazon.com

Using a step-by-step approach that fosters self-teaching, the book presents Java programming in four parts. The early chapters outline the conceptual basis for understanding Java. Subsequent chapters progressively present Java programming in detail, culminating with the development of comprehensive Java applications. Revised in every detail to enhance clarity, content, presentation, examples, and exercises. Updated to Java Standard Edition 5.0. The book features many new illustrations and short examples throughout to demonstrate concepts and techniques. Presents large examples in case studies with overall discussions and thorough line-by-line explanations. Expands treatment of Object-Oriented Programming and GUI Programming. Features excellent coverage of advanced topics in the new Comprehensive version, including: Exceptions, data structures, multithreading, JavaBeans, MVC, Containers, Advanced Swing, Database Programming, Servlets, JavaServer Pages, Networking, and Remote Method Invocation.

You can order it from Amazon.

Using a step-by-step approach that fosters self-teaching for professionals studying for the Sun Java Certification Exam, the Fourth Edition of this book provides an introduction to Java programming in four parts. This text lays a solid foundation with programming elements, control structures, and methods, and then moves on to object-oriented programming, graphical user interface, applets, internationalization, multimedia, I/O, and networking.

You can order it from Amazon.

If you have been wanting to learn Java, check out the newly revised fourth edition of the best-seller Sams Teach Yourself Programming with Java in 24 Hours. This step-by-step tutorial will teach you how to create simple Java programs and applets. Comprised of 24 one-hour lessons, this new edition focuses on key programming concepts and essential Java basics, has been improved by dozens of reader comments, and is reorganized to better cover the latest developments in Java. The book's coverage of core Java programming topics has also been expanded.

You can order it from Amazon.

Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours is a step-by-step tutorial that teaches someone with no previous programming experience how to create simple Java programs and applets.

You can order it from Sams Publishing.

Sun's Java Studio Creator offers you a remarkably productive visual environment for building, integrating, and delivering business-critical applications. The Java Studio Creator Field Guide shows you how to use Java Studio Creator to simplify and accelerate your entire development process.

Appropriate for beginning web developers, this guide explains the Java programming language and technologies, tours the window views in the Creator IDE, and catalogs the JavaServer Faces standard components. It then shows how to build Creator projects with JavaBeans components, access a web service from a Creator application, and tie a database into a web application. You can order it from Amazon or Barnes & Noble.