Mark Stephens

  https://www.idrsolutions.com Mark founded the company and has worked with Java and PDF since 1997. The original creator of the core code, he is also a NetBeans enthusiast who enjoys speaking at conferences and reading. He holds an Athletics Blue and an MA in Mediaeval History from St. Andrews University.

   



193 Stories by Mark Stephens

Why I use Apache NetBeans to write Java code

NetBeans has been on a very interesting journey over the last two years, moving from the stewardship of Oracle to part of the Apache...
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Hacking the NetBeans IDE – 4. Changing the way NetBeans IDE Local History works

To help us prepare for our talks for our talks at Oracle CodeOne – “Writing Better Code (Faster) in the Apache NetBeans IDE ” and “Hacking...
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Hacking the NetBeans IDE – 2. Dynamically reload modules into NetBeans IDE

To help us prepare for our talks for our talks at Oracle CodeOne – “Writing Better Code (Faster) in the Apache NetBeans IDE ” and “Hacking...
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Hacking the NetBeans IDE – 1. Getting NetBeans up and Running from source

To help us prepare for our talks for our talks at Oracle CodeOne – “Writing Better Code (Faster) in the Apache NetBeans IDE ” and “Hacking...
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Introducing our new Japanese distributor

At IDRsolutions, we are always looking for ways to improve the service we can provide to our clients. One of the things we are...
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How to generate a PDF file

Last time, we showed you how to write your own PDF file. This is useful for understanding the complexities of PDF files (and why...
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