Preface

Welcome to the second edition of the NetBeans™ IDE Field Guide!

This book is designed both as an introduction to NetBeans IDE and as a task reference, something that you can pick up from time to time to get an answer to a question or to find new ways to take advantage of the IDE’s possibilities. Whether NetBeans is your first IDE or your fifth, this book can help you make the most of the IDE.

This edition is updated and expanded to cover the following features, some of which are brand new in NetBeans IDE 5.0:

  • Matisse GUI builder

  • The IDE’s new and improved CVS support

  • New editing and refactoring features

  • Support for developing on the JSF and Struts web frameworks

  • Support for creating plug-in modules for NetBeans IDE and standalone applications ...

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