The NetBeans IDE is pretty good on its own, but even handier once you start extending it with plugins specific to your needs. In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces ...

A "flat" file represents a particular database file used to store data for database applications. While meant for database programs, you may include these files in Java projects constructed with ...

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Open source Java development environment NetBeans has achieved top-level project status at the Apache Software Foundation. NetBeans is the integrated development environment (IDE) associated first ...

The Netbeans Java environment lets you create a connection to a database and retrieve records from the database to display in your Java forms. You can also add records to the tables using the Netbeans ...

Several members of the NetBeans GUI Editor (code name "Matisse") team talked about the past, present, and future of the tool today at NetBeans Day. By the end of the week there should be a special ...

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Eclipse isn't the only open-source development tool for Java. Before Eclipse, it was NetBeans. Now, NetBeans 4 takes on the latest Java 5.0 features. It also incoporates improvements in a number of ...

Developers will be able to test-drive the next generation Java programming language by using the new version of Oracle’s NetBeans IDE (integrated developer environment), released Wednesday. “The main ...

It took two and a half years, but the NetBeans Java-based IDE has finally graduated to Top-Level Project (TLP) status at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). The popular open source development ...