Bethan is a Java developer at IDR Solutions and was a speaker at JavaOne 2016. She has a degree in English Literature and in her spare time enjoys sports including running and handball.
Last week we published a blog post discussing our move to Java 8 in April 2017 on all our products. Until then we have tests in place to ensure that our code runs on Java 6, but after this point we will be making use of Java 8 features (especially Lambda and default methods). Looking…
Over the past few months we have published several articles which show you how to use various cloud platforms with the NetBeans IDE. We covered a broad spectrum on How to use Layershift Jelastic Cloud, Oracle Java Cloud, Microsoft Azure Cloud, Red Hat OpenShift and AWS (Amazon Web Service). We also compared Performance between the…
Last week I got back from my first JavaOne conference which I attended with the rest of the IDR Solutions team. This was a brilliant experience and now that I have recovered from the jet-lag I can reflect on what I learned. I have summarised my highlights from the conference below. 1. NetBeans Day The…
Last week I attended the JavaOne conference for the first time with IDR Solutions. It was a brilliant way to learn from the experts and find out what is new in the world of Java. In this article I will talk about just some of the things I learned at the conference, and the talks…
Today at JavaOne we learned about making plugins in the NetBeans IDE. Making your own plugin is a good idea because if your technology is available in the IDE, people are more likely to start using it. Some general words of advice: Before diving straight in, create levels of requirements for your plugin. For example…
