NetBeans

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History of NetBeans NetBeans IDE NetBeans Platform NetBeans Tour Applications Tour

History of NetBeans

The Journey

History of NetBeans

NetBeans basically stands for Network JavaBeans. 

NetBeans in 1996. A final year student project. It was named as “Xelfi” (meaning Delphi for

UNIX). Group of 7 who started a college project. Initially in C++, later on they switch to Java 1.0.2. Started selling it on the internet for approximately

$20 USD as the Shareware, got successful.

The Founder

Jaroslav Tulach is one of the 7 founders of the NetBeans.

Working with Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) as NetBeans Architect.

The NetBeans

In1997, Roman Stanek, a Czech Entrepreneur founded the NetBeans with the same college project.

Presented NetBeans 2.0 Beta successfully @ Java One in 1998.

In 1999, Sun Microsystems acquire NetBeans.

From 1999 till date, Sun founded a dedicated team for NetBeans.

NetBeans IDEThe Development

NetBeans IDE

It’s a open source IDE. Latest version is NetBeans 7.0 Following type of applications can be

created: Desktop applications Enterprises applications Web applications & Mobile applications

NetBeans IDE

Technologies supported: C & C++ Java, J2EE, J2ME, Struts, etc. Java

Technologies PHP JavaScript & CSS Groovy Ruby on Rails

NetBeans 6.9 introduces support for JavaFX, OSGi, PHP Zend framework, etc.

NetBeans PlatformThe Real Tool

NetBeans Platform

Broad Swing-based framework for large desktop applications.

 The IDE itself is based on the NetBeans Platform.

Platform contains APIs (Application Programming Interface).

Handles Windows, Actions, Files, etc. Provides Modularity. Develop your own plug-in or for NetBeans. RCP (Rich Client Platform)

Top 10 APIs

Module System API Lookup API Window System API FileSystems API DataSystems API Nodes API Explorer & Property Sheet API Pallete API Visual Library API Utilities API

The Comparison Chart

NetBeans Platform Eclipse RCP

UI Toolkit Standard Swing toolkit SWT

UI Design Free, award winning, Matisse GUI Builder

Commercial alternatives

Module System

Standard OSGi module system or NetBeans-specific module system

Standard OSGi module system

Build System

Out of the box, Maven or Ant

Proprietary

JDK Support VisualVM, a NetBeans Platform application, is in the JDK, so many JARs from the NetBeans Platform are in the JDK too

No equivalent support

Training Free community-based trainings for non-commercial organizations

No equivalent support

NetBeans TourQuick Look

Splash Screen

NetBeans IDE

Applications TourThe Snapshot

Student App based on NB Platform

Northrop Grumman Agile Client

Tactical Geographical

Information System (TGIS)

Symmetry

Raytheon

Boeing Mass Properties Toolkit

Modular Unix-based Vulnerability Estimation Suite (MUVES)

IntelliHome

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