Choosing a Java Development Tool
Several different integrated development environments are available for Java programming.
NetBeans includes tools you will use all the time: a text editor, compiler, graphical user interface designer, file archiving tool, and project manager.
The IDE also includes tools that aren't essential now, as you're getting started with the language, but may become indispensable later, including a debugger, Java servlet and JavaServer Pages editing and testing tool, and code versioning system.
NetBeans supports Java 2 version 5 and can be configured to support other versions, so you can continue using it as Sun releases new versions of Java.
Installing NetBeans
NetBeans works by using the Java Development Kit behind the ...
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