Using NetBeans 4.0 to Jumpstart your eBay Development

Last week in Boston, Matt Ackley, Senior Director of the eBay Developers Program, introduced the new eBay SDK for Java during his keynote address at Web Services Edge. The eBay SDK encapsulates the underlying SOAP API, so although under the covers you'll be using Web services, as a developer, you can spend your time focusing on your application logic. Along those same lines, the award winning NetBeans 4.0 IDE will increase your productivity by putting the eBay SDK code completion and API documentation at your fingertips. From within the IDE, you'll also be able to compile, launch and debug your eBay application. All of the details are covered in the Using NetBeans to Develop with the eBay SDK for Java tutorial posted at netbeans.org. In this tutorial, you'll use one of the sample applicatons provided by eBay to view a posted auction item. The tutorial covers all of the necessary steps to register yourself as an eBay developer. Enjoy.