NetBeans IDE 4.0 Released

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robert.demmer@sun.com - 16 Dec 2004 12:12 GMT

NetBeans is the first open source IDE to support the new Java 2
Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 language features, and is the
first IDE to base its project system entirely on Apache Ant. Other key
features include a new Java technology performance profiler and
refactoring capabilities, as well as additional mobile development
support.

Download NetBeans IDE 4.0:
http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/index.html

NetBeans 4.0 bundled with Java's next generation, J2SE 5.0 (beta now,
production soon):
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

Documentation List:
http://www.netbeans.org/kb/index.html

Full Press Release:
http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/2004-12/sunflash.20041214.2.html

Release Highlights:

The NetBeans IDE offers modular, standards-based Java technology
development for Linux, Macintosh, the Solaris Operating System, and
Windows platform. With this release, all key functionality is included
with the initial download of the software, rather than via the addition
of a series of plug-ins. Plug-ins are available to further extend the
functionality of the NetBeans IDE. The NetBeans 4.0 IDE includes the
following updates:

· Tiger Support - J2SE 5.0 language feature support including
constructs, such as enums, generics or metadata annotations to build
and edit applications without additional setup.

· Project System based entirely on Apache Ant - A proven de-facto
open source standard build tool for developing applications using Java
technologies.

· Refactoring features - Technology from the Sun Labs serves as the
basis for this feature, which provides simplified code maintenance for
developers.

· Web application development improvements - Extended support for
both Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, (J2EE) version 1.3 and 1.4
platform standards.

· Mobility - Expanded support for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition
(J2ME), including Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0 and
Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.1, including tight
integration with the J2ME Wireless Toolkit (WTK) 2.2.

For a full list of features or to download the NetBeans 4.0 IDE, visit:
http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/40/

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Ilias Lazaridis - 16 Dec 2004 17:05 GMT

> NetBeans is the first open source IDE to support the new Java 2

[...]

The above open-source-statement is false.

The NetBeans IDE is _far_ away from being an Open Source IDE.

[NETBEANS] [EVALUATION] - E13 - "SPL + BCL = Open Source"
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.java.softwaretools/browse_thread/t
hread/53f37b548c026b5b/d283ea13287d3508

I would be glad to see some comments from you there.

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Sun Microsystems and NetBeans should _really_ _stop_ cheating people.

May I ask you, Mr. Robert Demmer, what do you thin about censorship on
the public NetBeans forums?

[NETBEANS] [CENSORSHIP] [Fwd: Returned post for nbusers@netbeans.org]
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.java.softwaretools/browse_frm/thre
ad/93b90d984c64ae76/6ae81d9ae5fac267

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[...] - (marketing stuff)

[EVALUATION] - E10 - Summary: NetBeans is NOT open source, Sun is...
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=867428&listName=nbusers

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[EVALUATION] - E11 - Sun Microsystems Board of Directors
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=871387&listName=nbusers

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Ilias Lazaridis - 16 Dec 2004 17:31 GMT

See a nice discussion on the javalobby.org forums

[please note: the forum on javalobby.org has not the liberal qualities
of usenet - no mechanisms are provided to track message-deletion /
alteration by the administrators / users. Be aware of this if you post
there.]

NetBeans 4.0 Final
http://www.javalobby.org/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=16335&messageID=91821268&ts
tart=0

As usual, the sun employee there has not answered my (and other users)
questions.

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