NetBeans is an integrated development environment (IDE) which has been developed primarily for Java, but also with other languages, in particular PHP, C/C++, and HTML5. It is also an application platform framework for Java desktop applications and others, and the NetBeans IDE is written in Java and can run on a variety of platforms like Windows, OS X, Linux, Solaris and other platforms supporting a compatible JVM.
The NetBeans Platform allows applications to be developed from a set of modular software components called modules. Applications based on the NetBeans Platform (including the NetBeans IDE itself) can be extended by third party developers.

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Indenting your own code

Code indentation is very important in making your code readable and easy to follow. Recently we have considered how to format our own code...
Kieran France
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Customising your keyboard shortcuts in NetBeans IDE

One of my favourite features of NetBeans IDE is the ease with which you can customise the keyboard shortcuts. This feature is accessed from...
Mark Stephens
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Setting up VisualVM in under 5 minutes

It’s hard to put a label on VisualVM – it has a profiler, but it’s more than that. It also has tools for tracking...
Sam Howard
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Where does NetBeans install your modules?

NetBeans has a nifty little plugin capability allowing you to extend the software with your own plugins. In general you can use the plugin...
Mark Stephens
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How to use Jemmy with JUnit in NetBeans

We are always constantly looking to improve and refine our testing. Currently we are looking into improving our tests for forms in our PDF...
Lyndon Armitage
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NetBeans “Cannot locate java installation in specified jdkhome”?

I recently came across this message when opening NetBeans after updating my Java version. Cannot locate Java installation in...
Leon Atherton
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