NetBeans at Javapolis 2005

Join the NetBeans Team at JavaPolis 2005. JavaPolis 2005 will take place December 12 - 16 at the MetroPolis in Antwerp, Belgium.

NetBeans in Action

Join us on 12 December from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm for NetBeans Software Day. This is your chance to learn from the experts what is happening with the NetBeans IDE and other development tools from Sun Microsystems. Advances in tools technology wll have a dramatic impact on developers building solutions with Java J2SE, J2EE and J2ME technology. These new technologies will offer increases in developer productivity, as well as application quality and performance.

Sun Fellow Graham Hamilton will be presenting the keynote.

The first 200 attendees will receive a FREE copy of the the NetBeans Field Guide, a limited edition Javapolis T-shirt and will be eligible to win an iPod Nano.

Agenda for NetBeans in Action

• 9:30-10:00 What Makes NetBeans the Best?
  Speaker: Graham Hamilton
  
  Is NetBeans a platform or an IDE? NetBeans is both. It's a platform for developing rich client applications and it's an award-winning IDE. This session provides demonstrations and discussion about some of the most innovative new features in the IDE including:
  
  
  • Integrated low-overhead profiling support
  
  
  • Code-aware developer collaboration
  
  
  • The highly-anticipated Project Matisse
  
  
  
• 10:00-11:00 What makes NetBeans the best IDE for J2EE development?
  Speaker: Ludovic Champenois
  
  NetBeans provides a trouble-free out-of-box experience for J2EE developers. There's no need to search for plug-ins; the NetBeans IDE provides you with the tools you need to start being productive right away. This session will focus on showing these tools in action:
  
  
  • Wizards for creating J2EE components (EJBs, servlets, etc.) and the necessary deployment descriptor entries.
  
  
  • Full control of web/application servers from within the IDE.
  
  
  • Editing and refactoring support for deployment descriptors.
  
  
  • Debugging features: debug application deployed in your container, JSPs debugging, HTTP traffic monitor, etc.
  
  
  
A sneak preview of NetBeans support for Java EE 5 will also be demonstrated!


• 11:00-11:15 Break



• 11:15-12:30 What makes NetBeans the best IDE for J2ME development?
  Speaker: Brian Leonard
  
  J2ME development requires a specific set of tools. The NetBeans IDE provides a first class set of tools for developing mobile Java applications. This session is an introduction to J2ME development and demonstrates the features of the NetBeans Mobility Pack.
  
  • Visual Mobile Designer
  
  
  • BlueTooth On Device Debugging
  
  
  • Mobile Client to Web Application Connection Generator
  
  
  • Improved emulator support
  
  
  • Improved preprocessor support for device fragmentation - Develop code for any number of devices with a single code base.
  
  
  A special demo showcasing NetBean's end-to-end application development support - J2EE to J2SE to J2ME - will be shown.



• 12:30-1:30 Lunch



• 1:30-2:30 NetBeans Plug-in Development and Rich Client Platform
  Speaker: Tim Boudreau
  
  NetBeans 5.0 offers comprehensive support for building IDE plug-in modules and rich client applications on the NetBeans platform. A lot of support for extending the IDE and creating applications on top of the NetBeans Platform is provided. Using brand new templates in the New Project wizard and New File wizard, you can generate all the basic files and code you need. The Project Properties dialog box lets you configure API dependencies, MANIFEST.MF entries, and other project metadata. Code completion and other standard support provided by the Source Editor is available for plug-in modules too.



• 2:30-2:45 Break



• 2:45-4:30 Java Studio Creator in Action

Speaker: Tor Norbye

Sun Java Studio Creator is an easy-to-use visual IDE for rapid web development on the Java platform. Using this IDE, developers can build applications visually, with minimal code creation, using its drag-and-drop components (EJBs and web services, too), automatic page navigation, and other convenient features.

This session will focus on the extensive productivity functionality that Java Studio Creator provides, including:

• Using AJAX aware components


• Leveraging Java Studio Creator's JavaSever Faces component library


• Using simple drag-and-drop data binding procedures, and many more.

JavaPolis Quickies

JavaPolis Quickies are short 15 minute talks covering different Java related topics. There will be several NetBeans Quickies presented by Java Web Services Architect Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine:

• Instant IDE Collaboration: XP-style programming, regular code review, teaching, or expert help, all can use the Open Source Collaboration feature that is part of the NetBeans IDE. Presented on Tuesday, 13 December from 1:40 - 1:55 pm.


• Instant Gratification Swing Development with Matisse: Matisse is the code name for the new Swing GUI builder in the NetBeans IDE. Come and look for yourself what this technology brings for building rich good-looking Swing applications fast. Presented on Wednesday, 14 December from 1:40 - 1:55 pm.

JavaPolis BOFs

Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) sessions are smaller and more informal than technical or business sessions. There will be several NetBeans BOFs on Monday, 12 December by NetBeans Community Member and French localization lead Vincent Brabant.

• French Connection: This BOF describes the French speaking community involved in NetBeans.org, the Java technology forum développez.com, their tutorials, blogs, and more. From 7:30 - 8:30 pm.


• NetBeans User Brainstorming: Use this BOF to get to know other members of the NetBeans community and share your ideas and suggestions for the next release of NetBeans. From 8:30 - 9:30 pm.