Overview

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What is IDE?
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About Netbeans IDE
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Choosing an IDE
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How to's?

By:Subhash Hegde
What is IDE?
An IDE is a set of tools that aids application development.
Basic Tools:
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Code Editor
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Compiler
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Interpreter
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Debugger

Advanced Tools:
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Integration with Versioning systems
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Profiling
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GUI Builder
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Web services
About Netbeans..
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The NetBeans IDE is an open-source integrated development environment
written entirely in Java.
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Netbeans is a product of Sun Microsystem.
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Current version is Netbeans 6.5 and can be downloaded using the url
http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/
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Supported Technologies – Java SE, Java EE, Java ME, Ruby, C/C++, PHP,
SOA
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Supported Frameworks – JSF, Spring, Struts, Hibernate
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Bundled Servers – Glassfish & Tomcat
Choosing an IDE..
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Support for the required programming language
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Cost of the IDE
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Support of user communities for the IDE
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Easy to use and performance of the editor
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Debugging facilities
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GUI Editor
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Visual web development
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Support for the required framework
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Easy integration with the web servers
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Edit XML and configuration files
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Profiling
How TO..
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Java Desktop Application
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Java Based Web Application
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Javascript
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CSS Builder
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Java Mobile Appilcation
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Web Services
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Profiling
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General
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Access DB
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Code Templates
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Undocking Windows
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Local History