Installing NetBeans

From inauspicious beginnings, the NetBeans IDE has grown to become one of the leading programming tools for Java developers. James Gosling, the creator of the Java language, gave it the ultimate vote of confidence in his Foreword to the book NetBeans Field Guide: “I use NetBeans for all my Java development.” I’ve become a convert as well.

NetBeans supports all facets of Java programming for the three editions of the language—Java Standard Edition (JSE), Java Enterprise Edition (JEE), and Java Mobile Edition (JME). It also supports web application development, web services, and JavaBeans.

You can download the software, available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, from www.netbeans.org. NetBeans is available for download bundled ...

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