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NetBeans Version 6.8 Milestone 1 Supports Java EE Development

Posted by editor on August 4, 2009 at 8:37 AM EDT

It seems like NetBeans 6.7 is still brand new, but, as Ludovic Champenois reports, NetBeans 6.8 Milestone 1 has been released and is currently available for download. Ludovic highlights the most significant new feature in Version 6.8 Milestone 1 as being:

Java EE 6 support with the latest GlassFish v3 (build 57). The bundle is only 132Mb and contains everything you need to start with Java EE 6: the IDE, the Java EE 6 current runtime, the JavaEE 6 JavaDocs (for code completion), the JavaDB database, and very very cool features from the plaform or its implementation

Ludovic notes that Java EE projects can be saved and redeployed in less than a second, with sessions preserved. The Java EE support also includes EJB singletons, JSF 2.0 and Facelets, all current Java EE 6 APIs (REST JAX-RS 1.1, JAXB 2.2, Metro 2.0, JAX-WS 2.2, JPA 2.0, etc.), and Java EE 6 Javadoc preview in code completion. Ludovic notes that not many IDEs offer the Java EE Javadoc preview capability at this time.

The NetBeans wiki now has a NewAndNoteworthyNB68 page, that provides full details of what's in NetBeans 6.8 Milestone 1. In addition to the Java EE support, Milestone 1 includes:

  • a new embedded browser based on Mozilla XULRunner
  • enhanced Java Server Faces editing support
  • enhanced C/C++ support, including remote development and profiling tools
  • JIRA issue tracking support

See NewAndNoteworthyNB68 for the complete details.

NetBeans 6.7 was released just five weeks ago. Yet, NetBeans 6.8 Milestone 1 includes significant enhancements and new capabilities. That's quite an up-tempo development pace! If you'd like to try out NetBeans Version 6.8 Milestone 1, you can get it at the NetBeans IDE 6.8 M1 Download page.

In Java Today, Ludovic Champenois posted news about the latest NetBeans milestone in NetBeans: the Java EE 6 IDE: "Bonjour Comment Java? today is some type of historical milestone for Java EE 6: This is Milestone 1 of NetBeans 6.8 and Java EE 6 support with the latest GlassFish v3 (build 57). The bundle is only 132Mb and contains everything you need to start with Java EE 6: the IDE, the Java EE 6 current runtime, the JavaEE 6 JavaDocs (for code completion), the JavaDB database, and very very cool features from the plaform or its implementation..."

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