I’ve been using NetBeans IDE for quite a few years now. It has improved very nicely over the years and it have became a top player in the IDE field. If you are a Eclipse or IDEA developer I’d suggest you to at least try it out as it is not the same as it was year before.
I’m eagerly waiting for the actual release as it is packed with useful features that will truly improve the development flow. Here are some of the features what I’m waiting for the most:
- JavaScript support with semantic highlighting, code completion, type analysis, quick fixes, semantic checks and refactoring
- Spring framework support with features such as configuration file support, code completion and hyperlinks to speed navigation
- New MySQL support in the Database Explorer to make it easier to create, launch and view MySQL databases
- +lots of other features
See some of the highlights in action after the jump.