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User problem: ----------------------------------- Writing an extension for NetBeans IDE is nontrivial and harder than for most of the c ompetitors (JBuilder, IntelliJ, Eclipse) User need: ----------------------------------- The API for extending NetBeans IDE needs to be crisp and simple, following the pyramid of complexity paradigm (easy/most common things are easy, and do not require understanding of the entire API. More complex things can be harder and might require better understanding of the architecture). Product requirement: ----------------------------------- Simplify the APIs, create docs that guide the developer through most common operations (task-based, rather than architecture-based), etc.