Gee, it's been quite a while since I've blogged. This is primarily because I've been heads down working on various projects, one of which has been project GlassFish. Basically, over the past couple of months, the J2EE SDK engineering team has turned themselves inside out so you can see the guts of the operation. If you've ever wondered about the effort required to build a commercial grade application server, here's your chance to truly understand. It's no small feat -- over 30 modules make up the SDK.  You'll see the extent of the code and the number of developers involved.

Now, with an API set as large as the J2EE SDK, it's really beneficial to use an editor like NetBeans which provides code completion, Javadoc assistance, and a host of other productivity features. Luckily for you, I've "NetBeanized" all 30 of the GlassFish modules. All of the modules are recognized by NetBeans as projects - they can be opened, edited and built. I've written a complete tutorial that you can follow which shows you how to get the source, edit the source and test your changes. I also explain exactly what was done in order to make each of the GlassFish modules a NetBeans project. Enjoy.