What's new in NetBeans IDE 8.2
Oct 3, 2016
- ECMAScript 6 and Experimental ECMAScript 7 Support
- HTML5/JavaScript Enhancements
- PHP 7 support
- Docker support
- Java Editor and Profiler Enhancements
- Debugger Enhancements
- C/C++ Enhancements
New in NetBeans IDE 8.2 RC (Sep 15, 2016)
- ECMA Script 6 and Experimental ECMA Script 7 Support:
- New hexa, binary, and octal literals
- Source editor support
- Code completion for generators
- Node.js Enhancements:
- Grunt and Gulp Task Runners
- Support for Node.js 4.0 and newer
- Return statement in global context
- Oracle JET Support Enhancements:
- Oracle JET Base Distribution template
- Oracle JET Quickstart Basic sample application
- Oracle JET Component Interaction sample application
- PHP 7 Support:
- Editor enhancements
- Custom annotations for PHP projects
- Symfony 3 support
- PHPUnit 5 support
- Support for phpcs.xml configuration file
- Docker Support:
- Dockerfile editor with syntax highlighting
- Full terminal and log support
- Editor Multicarets:
- Editor shortcuts for work with multiple carets
- Pinnable Watches:
- In the Source Editor while debugging Java and C/C++ code
- SQL Profiling Improvements:
- New SQL Queries profiling mode
- Colored profiling results based on user-defined filters
- C/C++ Enhacements:
- Redesigned to manage Run or Debug command configurations
- Automated detection of the compiler used by a user's build system
- Tool collection wrapper on Windows and Mac OSX
New in NetBeans IDE 8.1 (Nov 4, 2015)
- New Feature Highlights:
- Node.js Application Development:
- New Node.js project wizard
- New Node.js Express wizard
- Enhanced JavaScript Editor
- New support for running Node.js applications
- New support for debugging Node.js applications
- HTML5/JavaScript Enhancements:
- New support for Gulp
- New support for Mocha and Selenium
- New Jade Node Template Engine support
- New Shadow DOM support via NetBeans Chrome plugin
- Enhanced support for Grunt
- Enhancements for AngularJS and KnockoutJS
- Projects recognized via package.json, bower.json, composer.json
- Java Enhancements:
- Enhanced Code Completion("intellisense")
- More expressive Navigator shows overridden & implemented methods
- Enhanced ordering rules in Options window
- Performance improvements for Java navigation tools:
- "Go To Type" (Ctrl-O)
- "Go To File" (Alt-Shift-O)
- "Go To Symbol" (Ctrl-Alt-Shift-O)
- "Find Usages" can include dependencies (details)
- Java EE Enhancements:
- Support for remote Oracle WebLogic Server
- Community contributed support for WildFly 9 and WildFly 10
- PHP Enhancements:
- New support for Phing
- Enhanced integration with Composer
- Code coverage added to Nette Tester
- New Symfony installer integration
- C/C++ Enhacements:
- New mixed C++/Java development support
- Enhancements to New Project Wizard
- SVN, Git and Mercurial support in Remote mode
- C++ Editor enhancements
- New audits, hints and refactorings
- Reverse engineering (Call Graph) enhancements
- Profiler Redesign & Improvements:
- Redesigned user interface
- New features:
- Live forward and reverse call trees in CPU results
- Live allocation trees in Memory results
- Monitoring CPU utilization
- Thread dumps from profiled application
- Engine improvements:
- Faster connection to profiled application
- Limited outgoing calls from profiled methods
- Memory profiling for selected classes
- Simplified profiler setup
- Improved integration into the IDE
- Miscellaneous:
- Enhancements to Git support
- JRE bundled with the following NetBeans bundles:
- HTML5/JavaScript
- PHP
- C/C++
New in NetBeans IDE 8.1 RC (Oct 6, 2015)
- Node.js support
- HTML5/JavaScript Enhancements
- Java Enhancements
- PHP Enhancements
- C/C++ Enhacements
- Support for remote Oracle WebLogic Server
- Community contributed WildFly 9 and 10
- Bundling with the JRE
New in NetBeans IDE 8.1 Beta (Aug 18, 2015)
- NODE.JS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT:
- New Node.js project wizard
- New Node.js Express wizard
- Enhanced JavaScript Editor
- New support for running Node.js applications
- New support for debugging Node.js applications
- HTML5/JAVASCRIPT ENHANCEMENTS:
- New support for Gulp
- New support for Mocha and Selenium
- New Jade Node Template Engine support
- New Shadow DOM support via NetBeans Chrome plugin
- Enhanced support for Grunt
- Enhancements for AngularJS and KnockoutJS
- Projects recognized via package.json, bower.json, composer.json
- JAVA ENHANCEMENTS:
- Enhanced Code Completion ("intellisense")
- More expressive Navigator shows overridden & implemented methods
- Enhanced ordering rules in Options window
- Performance improvements for Java navigation tools:
- "Go To Type" (Ctrl-O)
- "Go To File" (Alt-Shift-O)
- "Go To Symbol" (Ctrl-Alt-Shift-O)
- "Find Usages" can include dependencies (details)
- JAVA EE ENHANCEMENTS:
- Support for remote Oracle WebLogic Server
- Community contributed support for WildFly 9 and WildFly 10
- PHP ENHANCEMENTS:
- New support for Phing
- Enhanced integration with Composer
- Code coverage added to Nette Tester
- New Symfony installer integration
- C/C++ ENHANCEMENTS:
- New mixed C++/Java development support
- Enhancements to New Project Wizard
- SVN, Git and Mercurial support in Remote mode
- C++ Editor enhancements
- New audits, hints and refactorings
- Reverse engineering (Call Graph) enhancements
- PROFILER REDESIGN & IMPROVEMENTS:
- Redesigned user interface
- Simplified profiler setup
- Improved integration into the IDE
- New features:
- Live forward and reverse call trees in CPU results
- Live allocation trees in Memory results
- Monitoring CPU utilization
- Thread dumps from profiled application
- Engine improvements:
- Faster connection to profiled application
- Limited outgoing calls from profiled methods
- Memory profiling for selected classes
- MISCELLANEOUS:
- Enhancements to Git support
- JRE bundled with the following NetBeans bundles:
- HTML5/JavaScript
- PHP
- C/C++
New in NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 (Dec 15, 2014)
- NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 provides out-of-the-box code analyzers and editors for working with the latest Java 8 technologies--Java SE 8, Java SE Embedded 8, and Java ME Embedded 8. The IDE also has a range of new enhancements that further improve its support for Maven and Java EE with PrimeFaces; new tools for HTML5, in particular for AngularJS; and improvements to PHP and C/C++ support.
- Bug fixes in the installer for OS X 10.9.5 and 10.10
- Bug fixes included in Patches 1, 1.1, 2 for NetBeans IDE 8.0 and Patches 1.1, 2 for NetBeans IDE 8.0.1
- GlassFish 4.1 and Tomcat 8.0.15 bundled with the IDE
- Support for WildFly Server and WebLogic Server 12.1.3
- Added support for RequireJS
- Grunt tasks available in the popup menu for web projects
- Support for debugging JavaScript files with Karma
- Node.JS and Bower modules can be installed directly within the IDE
- Improved Git support
New in NetBeans IDE 8.0.1 (Nov 5, 2014)
- Modularity and enterprise features for JavaScript via RequireJS
- Support for debugging JavaScript files with Karma
- Node.JS and Bower modules can be installed directly within the IDE
- Grunt tasks available in the popup menu for web projects
- GlassFish 4.1, Tomcat 8.0.9, WildFly, and WebLogic 12.1.3
- Latest PrimeFaces framework bundled in the IDE
- Enhanced Java tools
- Improved Git support
- Additional enhancements are listed on the NetBeans IDE 8.0.1 New and Noteworthy page (http://wiki.netbeans.org/NewAndNoteworthyNB801).
New in NetBeans IDE 8.0 (Jun 10, 2014)
- Java:
- JDK 8 support: tools and editor enhancements for working with Profiles, Lambdas, and Streams.
- Java SE Embedded support to deploy, run, debug or profile Java SE applications on an embedded device, such as Raspberry PI, directly from the NetBeans IDE.
- Java ME Embedded 8 support.
- Several Java Editor enhancements, such as many new Java hints, Javadoc shown as tooltip, instant rename enhancements, and code completion exclusions.
- Improved integration with JavaFX Scene Builder.
- Code completion for JDK 8
- Java EE:
- New PrimeFaces code generators, to generate complete PrimeFaces skeleton CRUD applications with connection to databases.
- Tomcat 8.0 and TomEE support, including out-of-box JPA, JSF and JAXRS configuration and data sources.
- Facelets Template Client wizard asks for sections to generate.
- Code completion for template sections, and within JSF composite components.
- Enhanced CDI integration in beans.xml file, with code completion for alternative classes and stereotypes.
- More flexibility for JPA hints, which can be disabled, enabled, and warning level changed.
- Maven graph layout switcher
- Maven:
- New Maven graph layout switcher.
- Navigator shows POM goals.
- Additional web resources shown in Projects window.
- Improved Maven performance when re-running Web applications.
- Improved Maven performance of "Apply Code Changes" while debugging.
- Maven graph layout switcher
- JavaScript:
- AngularJS navigation via hyperlinking from view to controllers.
- Many enhancements for AngularJS in code completion between artifacts, such as code completion in the view to properties defined in controllers.
- Code completion support in Knockout templates.
- New editor support for creating JQuery widgets and plugins.
- Debugging of JavaScript code executed in Nashorn (JDK 8+) script engine is supported.
- Code completion for AngularJS
- HTML5:
- Android 4.4 WebKit debugging supported for Cordova 3.3+.
- New Karma test runner support.
- New Grunt build support.
- Avatar.js is available in the Plugin Manager, via Tools | Plugins. After installation, you're able to create Avatar.js projects.
- Karma
- PHP:
- Support for PHP 5.5.
- New support for Nette tester.
- New support for PHP CS Fixer.
- Enhancements for Twig, Latte, and Neon.
- Composer supported by New Project Wizard.
- PHP Nette tester
- C/C++:
- New Breadcrumbs feature for navigation in editor.
- New GDB Console to enable usage of command line GDB mode.
- New hints and code completions.
- Improved remote performance.
- C++ Breadcrumbs
- Platform:
- Enhanced flexibility in the Window System, such as split of editor via drag and drop, and a new API to customize editor tabs.
- New design of user interface for managing Project Groups.
- Files in folders can be sorted by extension.
- Karma
- Miscellaneous:
- Profiler enhancements: Profile on embedded platforms, show thread owning monitor for lock contention, and improved Threads view.
- Versioning enhancements: Support for Subversion 1.8 working copies, various enhancements to Git and Mercurial support.
- Task Schedule and other new features in Tasks window for bug tracking.
New in NetBeans IDE 8.0 RC 1 (Feb 27, 2014)
- Java SE 8 embedded support
- Java ME 8 embedded support
- Enhanced HTML 5 support
- Additional enhancements are listed on the NetBeans IDE 8.0 New and Noteworthy page.
New in NetBeans IDE 7.4 (Oct 23, 2013)
- HTML5 development for Android and iOS devices
- HTML5 development in Java EE and PHP applications
- Editing support for Knockout and AngularJS frameworks
- Java SE 8 Support
- Redesigned JavaFX support according to JDK 8 architecture
- Additional enhancements are listed on the NetBeans IDE 7.4 New and Noteworthy page.
New in NetBeans IDE 7.4 Beta (Sep 18, 2013)
- Highlights:
- J2SE 8 Support
- Redesigned JavaFX support according to JDK 8 architecture
- NEW FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS:
- HTML5:
- Phonegap application development
- Support for Android and iOS Browsers
- Editing support for stylesheet languages: SASS and LESS
- Browser switcher in main toolbar
- Saving changes from Chrome Developer Tools
- Network monitor
- Java EE:
- HTML5 features available in Java EE projects
- Wizards for JSF 2.2 Resource Library Contracts and FacesComponents
- PHP:
- HTML5 features available in PHP applications
- Nette Framework 2 (with Latte templates) and Zend Framework 2 support
- Atoum testing framework support
- Editor and Rename type refactoring improvements
- Static code analysis support
- Java:
- Preview support for JDK 8 features: Profiles, Lambdas
- Code completion, Hints and Refactoring improvements
- Native packaging
- Updated bundled Ant 1.9.0 and Maven 3.0.5
- JavaScript:
- Editing support for AngularJS, Knockout and ExtJS frameworks
- Navigator and code folding in JSON files
- Enhanced code completion with improved accuracy
- JavaFX:
- New FXML File dialog in Maven projects
- Tighter alignment for JavaSE and JavaFX project types
- Improvements to Project Deployment options
- C/C++:
- Run/Debug launchers support
- Find Usages improvements
- C/C++ formatting style per project
- Miscellaneous:
- New Tasks Dashboard and Notifications windows
- Lock Contention for profiling tasks
- Bugzilla Offline Mode
- Enhancements to Versioning tools: Subversion, Git, Mercurial
- TestNG and Junit improvements
- Improvements to Databases
New in NetBeans IDE 7.3.1 (Jun 26, 2013)
- JavaTM SE Development Kit 7 Update 21 support
- Support for JavaTM Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE 7)
- Support for GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.0
- Additional enhancements are listed on the NetBeans IDE 7.3.1 New and Noteworthy page.
New in NetBeans IDE 7.3 (Feb 21, 2013)
- Highlights:
- Rich Web applications (HTML5, JavaScript, CSS)
- Extended clipboard and refactoring improvements in Java Editor
- JavaTM SE Development Kit 7 Update 13 support
- Full support of JavaFX 2.2.5 SDK
- Support for JavaME SDK 3.2
- Project Easel: HTML5 Application Development:
- HTML5 Application project with JavaScript testing support
- JavaScript Editor significantly improved
- Page inspector and visual CSS style editor
- JavaScript Debugger
- Embedded WebKit browser; deep integration with Chrome
- Java:
- Breadcrumbs: A new navigation bar shows the current embedding in the editor
- Updated Show member and Show hierarchy views
- Set of new hints and refactorings
- Filters for Find Usages results
- Effective POM editor tab in pom.xml editor
- Java EE:
- Java Persistence JPQL testing tool
- REST Service Development enhancements
- JavaFX:
- FXML/Scene Builder Support
- JDK 7u6+ support on Windows, Mac and Linux
- FXML editing greatly improved by providing accurate code completion, error marking and more
- FXML Generate Controller action added on FXML files
- PHP:
- Parsers for Namespaced Annotations (Symfony 2, Doctrine 2, etc.)
- Basic Composer Integration (Dependency Manager for PHP)
- Twig Code Completion (with documentation)
- Smarty Braces Matching for Related Tags
- Smarty Parser Errors of Unmatched Tags
- Groovy:
- Groovy 2.0 integration
- Support in Java EE projects
- Groovy JUnit test support
- Basic refactoring implemented (Find Usages, Rename for class type)
- Profiler:
- Sampled memory profiling
- CPU snapshots comparison
- Support for Linux ARM machine
- C/C++:
- Memory usage reduced by at least half for big projects
- Parser speed improvements
- Parser's index can be kept and relocated with project
- NetBeans Platform:
- Options dialog contents filtering
- New File / Open Recent File menu, and a new shortcut CTRL+ALT+T
- Main toolbar shows new drop down list for overflow situations
New in NetBeans IDE 7.3 RC 2 (Feb 8, 2013)
- Highlights:
- Rich Web applications (HTML5, JavaScript, CSS)
- Extended clipboard and refactoring improvements in Java Editor
- JavaTM SE Development Kit 7 Update 10 support
- Full support of JavaFX 2.2.4 SDK
- Support for JavaME SDK 3.2
- Additional enhancements are listed on the NetBeans IDE 7.3 New and Noteworthy page.
- Project Easel: HTML5 Application Development:
- HTML5 Application project with JavaScript testing support
- JavaScript Editor significantly improved
- Page inspector and visual CSS style editor
- JavaScript Debugger
- Embedded WebKit browser; deep integration with Chrome
- Java:
- Breadcrumbs: A new navigation bar shows the current embedding in the editor
- Updated Show member and Show hierarchy views
- Set of new hints and refactorings
- Filters for Find Usages results
- Effective POM editor tab in pom.xml editor
- Java EE:
- Java Persistence JPQL testing tool
- REST Service Development enhancements
- JavaFX:
- FXML/Scene Builder Support
- JDK 7u6+ support on Windows, Mac and Linux
- FXML editing greatly improved by providing accurate code completion, error marking and more
- FXML Generate Controller action added on FXML files
- PHP:
- Parsers for Namespaced Annotations (Symfony 2, Doctrine 2, etc.)
- Basic Composer Integration (Dependency Manager for PHP)
- Twig Code Completion (with documentation)
- Smarty Braces Matching for Related Tags
- Smarty Parser Errors of Unmatched Tags
- Groovy:
- Groovy 2.0 integration
- Support in Java EE projects
- Groovy JUnit test support
- Basic refactoring implemented (Find Usages, Rename for class type)
- Profiler:
- Sampled memory profiling
- CPU snapshots comparison
- Support for Linux ARM machine
- C/C++:
- Memory usage reduced by at least half for big projects
- Parser speed improvements
- Parser's index can be kept and relocated with project
- NetBeans Platform:
- Options dialog contents filtering
- New File / Open Recent File menu, and a new shortcut CTRL+ALT+T
- Main toolbar shows new drop down list for overflow situations
New in NetBeans IDE 7.3 RC 1 (Jan 28, 2013)
- Rich Web applications (HTML5, JavaScript, CSS)
- Extended clipboard and refactoring improvements in Java Editor
- JavaTM SE Development Kit 7 Update 10 support
- Full support of JavaFX 2.2.4 SDK
- Support for JavaME SDK 3.2
- Additional enhancements are listed on the NetBeans IDE 7.3 New and Noteworthy page.
New in NetBeans IDE 7.3 Beta 2 (Nov 8, 2012)
- NEW FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Project Easel: HTML5 Application Development:
- HTML5 Application project with JavaScript testing support
- JavaScript Editor significantly improved
- Page inspector and visual CSS style editor
- JavaScript Debugger
- Embedded WebKit browser; deep integration with Chrome
- Java:
- Breadcrumbs: A new navigation bar shows the current embedding in the editor
- Updated Show member and Show hierarchy views
- Set of new hints and refactorings
- Filters for Find Usages results
- Effective POM editor tab in pom.xml editor
- Java EE:
- Java Persistence JPQL testing tool
- REST Service Development enhancements
- JavaFX:
- FXML/Scene Builder Support
- JDK 7u6+ support on Windows, Mac and Linux
- FXML editing greatly improved by providing accurate code completion, error marking and more
- FXML Generate Controller action added on FXML files
- PHP:
- Parsers for Namespaced Annotations (Symfony 2, Doctrine 2, etc.)
- Basic Composer Integration (Dependency Manager for PHP)
- Twig Code Completion (with documentation)
- Smarty Braces Matching for Related Tags
- Smarty Parser Errors of Unmatched Tags
- Groovy:
- Groovy 2.0 integration
- Support in Java EE projects
- Groovy JUnit test support
- Basic refactoring implemented (Find Usages, Rename for class type)
- Profiler:
- Sampled memory profiling
- CPU snapshots comparison
- Support for Linux ARM machine
- C/C++:
- Memory usage reduced by at least half for big projects
- Parser speed improvements
- Parser's index can be kept and relocated with project
- NetBeans Platform:
- Options dialog contents filtering
- New File / Open Recent File menu, and a new shortcut CTRL+ALT+T
- Main toolbar shows new drop down list for overflow situations
New in NetBeans IDE 7.2.1 (Oct 19, 2012)
- Performance:
- Project scanning now on background, not blocking editor features and navigation
- Improved project scanning speed
- Improved performance on remote Filesystems
- Java:
- FindBugs support
- TestNG testing framework support
- New refactorings and hints
- Various Maven support enhancements
- Various Debugger enhancements
- Java EE:
- Amazon Elastic Beanstalk support
- Code completion for Java Persistence named queries and JPQL statements
- More editor hints for EJB and CDI
- Improved and updated support for JSF component suites
- JavaFX:
- Scene Builder interoperability
- Improved FXML and FX CSS support
- FX-in-Swing Projects
- Default configurations for instant Run as WebStart and Run in Browser
- Project auto-update and improved FX SDK/RT auto-detection
- PHP:
- Support for PHP 5.4
- PHP editing: Fix Uses action, annotations support, editing of Neon and Apache Config files and more
- Support for Symfony2, Doctrine2 and ApiGen frameworks
- FTP remote synchronization
- Support for running PHP projects on Hudson
- Groovy and Grails:
- Dramatic improvement of scanning, code completion and Go to Type action speed
- Updated to Groovy version 1.8.6
- Enhancements of code completion and editor hints
- C/C++:
- Support new C++11 standard
- Pretty printing, watchpoints and catchpoints support for gdb
- Partial and Incremental Find Usages
- Improved parsing performance and reduced memory consumption
- NetBeans Platform:
- Positioning of tabs in window system can be configured
- Support for custom implementations of tab control
- New @NavigatorPanel.Registration for registering navigator panels declaratively
- New @Arg annotation for registering command line options declaratively
- New @NbBundle.Messages available on fields
- Miscellaneous:
- Subversion 1.7 built-in support
- Improved Find in Projects functionality
- New default locations for userdir and cachedir
- 64-bit launcher for Windows
- Fixes:
- NetBeans IDE 7.2.1 (or Patch 2 for NetBeans 7.2) is an update to NetBeans IDE 7.2 and contains fixes for following bugs .
- Added support for JavaME SDK 3.2, most notably support for Embedded Applications based on IMP-NG Profile.
- Added Support for JavaFX 2.2 SDK
New in NetBeans IDE 7.3 Beta (Oct 4, 2012)
- NEW FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Project Easel: HTML5 Application Development:
- HTML5 Application project with JavaScript testing support
- JavaScript Editor significantly improved
- Page inspector and visual CSS style editor
- JavaScript Debugger
- Embedded WebKit browser; deep integration with Chrome
- Java:
- Breadcrumbs: A new navigation bar shows the current embedding in the editor
- Updated Show member and Show hierarchy views
- Set of new hints and refactorings
- Filters for Find Usages results
- Effective POM editor tab in pom.xml editor
- Java EE:
- Java Persistence JPQL testing tool
- REST Service Development enhancements
- JavaFX:
- FXML/Scene Builder Support
- JDK 7u6+ support on Windows, Mac and Linux
- FXML editing greatly improved by providing accurate code completion, error marking and more
- FXML Editor in NetBeans IDE
- PHP:
- Parsers for Namespaced Annotations (Symfony 2, Doctrine 2, etc.)
- Basic Composer Integration (Dependency Manager for PHP)
- Twig Code Completion (with documentation)
- Smarty Braces Matching for Related Tags
- Smarty Parser Errors of Unmatched Tags
- Groovy:
- Groovy 2.0 integration
- Support in Java EE projects
- Groovy JUnit test support
- Basic refactoring implemented (Find Usages, Rename for class type)
- Profiler:
- Sampled memory profiling
- CPU snapshots comparison
- Support for Linux ARM machine
- C/C++:
- Memory usage reduced by at least half for big projects
- Parser speed improvements
- Parser's index can be kept and relocated with project
- NetBeans Platform:
- Options dialog contents filtering
- New File / Open Recent File menu, and a new shortcut CTRL+ALT+T
- Main toolbar shows new drop down list for overflow situations
New in NetBeans IDE 7.2 (Jul 24, 2012)
- Significant performance increase on remote filesystems, improved project scanning speed, and background project scanning
- Java Editor enhancements
- JavaTM SE Development Kit 7 Update 4 support
- Full support of JavaFX 2.1.1 SDK on Windows and OS X 10.7
- Redesigned search history in supported version control systems and support for Mercurial Queues
- Ant 1.8.3 is supported and bundled with the IDE
- Bundled version of Maven is upgraded to 3.0.4
- Debugger improvements
- PHP 5.4 support
New in NetBeans IDE 7.2 RC 1 (Jun 30, 2012)
- NEW FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Performance:
- Project scanning now on background, not blocking editor features and navigation
- Improved project scanning speed
- Improved performance on remote Filesystems
- Java:
- FindBugs support
- TestNG testing framework support
- New refactorings and hints
- Various Maven support enhancements
- Various Debugger enhancements
- Java EE:
- Oracle Public Cloud and Amazon Elastic Beanstalk support
- Code completion for Java Persistence named queries and JPQL statements
- More editor hints for EJB and CDI
- Improved and updated support for JSF component suites
- JavaFX:
- Scene Builder interoperability
- Improved FXML and FX CSS support
- FX-in-Swing Projects
- Default configurations for instant Run as WebStart and Run in Browser
- Project auto-update and improved FX SDK/RT auto-detection
- PHP:
- Support for PHP 5.4
- PHP editing: Fix Uses action, annotations support, editing of Neon and Apache Config files and more
- Support for Symfony2, Doctrine2 and ApiGen frameworks
- FTP remote synchronization
- Support for running PHP projects on Hudson
- Groovy and Grails:
- Dramatic improvement of scanning, code completion and Go to Type action speed
- Updated to Groovy version 1.8.6
- Enhancements of code completion and editor hints
- C/C++:
- Support new C++11 standard
- Pretty printing, watchpoints and catchpoints support for gdb
- Partial and Incremental Find Usages
- Improved parsing performance and reduced memory consumption
- NetBeans Platform:
- Positioning of tabs in window system can be configured
- Support for custom implementations of tab control
- New @NavigatorPanel.Registration for registering navigator panels declaratively
- New @Arg annotation for registering command line options declaratively
- New @NbBundle.Messages available on fields
- Miscelleanous:
- Subversion 1.7 built-in support
- Improved Find in Projects functionality
- New default locations for userdir and cachedir
- 64-bit launcher for Windows
New in NetBeans IDE 7.1.2 (Apr 27, 2012)
- Java SE 7u4 Support, which includes the first Oracle JDK release for Mac OS X
- JavaFX 2.1 Support (Bundled with JDK. Windows and Mac only.)
- Ant upgrade to version 1.8.3
- Integration of recent patches
- Minor performance improvements
New in NetBeans IDE 7.1 (Jan 5, 2012)
- JavaFX 2.0.2 SDK support
- Batch refactoring tool for bulk changes in Java Editor
- New UI Debugger for JavaFX and Swing
- Support for GlassFish 3.1.1 and WebLogic 12c
- Improved support for CDI, EJB, JSF, Spring, Web Services
- Subversion and Mercurial enhancements and bundled Git support
- Maven enhancements
- PHP enhancements
New in NetBeans IDE 7.1 RC 2 (Dec 5, 2011)
- New refactoring user interface in Java Editor
- New GUI Debugger
- JavaFX 2.0 SDK support
- Improved support for CDI, GlassFish, EJB, JSF, Spring, Web Services authentication and WebLogic
- Subversion and Mercurial enhancements and finalized Git support
- PHP related enhancements
- GUI Builder improvements
New in NetBeans IDE 7.0 (Apr 21, 2011)
- Introduces language support for development to the proposed Java SE 7 specification with the JDK 7 developer preview. The release also provides enhanced integration with the Oracle WebLogic server, as well as support for Oracle Database and GlassFish 3.1. Additional highlights include Maven 3 and HTML5 editing support; a new GridBagLayout designer for improved Swing GUI development; enhancements to the Java editor, and more.
New in NetBeans IDE 7.0 RC 2 (Apr 9, 2011)
- Introduction of JDK 7 support including editor enhancements (syntax, hints)
- Revamped support for WebLogic Application Server and GlassFish 3.1b43
- Oracle Database improvements
- HTML5 editing support
- Maven 3 is supported and bundled with the IDE
- Improved support for CDI, REST services, Java Persistence, and Bean Validation
- PHP Rename Refactoring
- Line wrapping
- Improved detection of external changes (native file system listening)
- Updates to the C/C++ support (remote file system browsing, library projects running/debugging, enhanced templates/specializations)
- Support for Git 1.7.х
- Additional enhancements are listed at the NetBeans IDE 7.0 New and Noteworthy page
New in NetBeans IDE 6.9.1 (Apr 9, 2011)
- NetBeans IDE 6.9.1 is a minor update to NetBeans IDE 6.9 and includes the following changes:
- Availability of the latest IDE bundled with JavaFX SDK 1.3.1
- Improvements to the JavaFX debugger
- Important usability issues fixed in the JavaFX Composer and Editor
- Critical bug fixes made to other modules since the 6.9 final release
- The following updates to the 6.8 release included in version 6.9 also apply to 6.9.1:
- JavaFX Composer to simplify and visualize JavaFX development
- Support for Equinox and Felix OSGi frameworks in NetBeans Platform
- Spring Framework 3.0 library support
- Java CardTM 3 Connected
- Rails 3.0 Beta support
- PHP Zend Framework support
- Support for JSR-299, Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI)
- Additional Enhancements are listed on the NetBeans IDE 6.9 New and Noteworthy page.
- Note: The Java SE Development Kit (JDK) 5.0 is not supported on any platform for this release. You must have JDK 6.0 on your system to install and run NetBeans IDE 6.9.1.
New in NetBeans IDE 6.9 (Jul 8, 2010)
- JavaFX Composer to simplify and visualize JavaFX development
- JavaFX SDK 1.3
- Support for Equinox and Felix OSGi frameworks in NetBeans Platform
- Spring Framework 3.0 library support
- Java CardTM 3 Connected
- Rails 3.0 Beta support
- PHP Zend Framework support
- Support for JSR-299, Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI)
- Additional Enhancements are listed on the NetBeans IDE 6.9 New and Noteworthy page.
New in NetBeans IDE 6.8 (Jan 6, 2010)
- Java EE 6 and GlassFish v3 support
- JSF 2.0 support with many new features
- PHP 5.3 and Symfony Framework support
- Additional Kenai Feature integration and Jira bug tracking support
- Improved C++ profiling with Microstate Accounting indicator and I/O usage monitor
- JavaFX code completion, hints and navigation improvements in the NetBeans editor
- Additional Enhancements are listed on the NetBeans IDE 6.8 New and Noteworthy page.
New in NetBeans IDE 6.7.1 Update 2 (Sep 23, 2009)
- Variable values can now be changed in "variables" debugger window
- "pause" command added
New in NetBeans IDE 6.5.1 (Mar 16, 2009)
- A minor update to NetBeans IDE 6.5 and includes the following changes:
- GlassFish V2 UR2 is replaced with Glassfish V2.1
- Integration of the December 2008 and January 2009 patches detailed on the NetBeans 6.5 Patches Info page.
- The integration of bug fixes for JDK6 Update 12 and other issues.
New in NetBeans IDE 6.5 (Nov 28, 2008)
- PHP support with code completion, Xdebug and web service features.
- New Support for Groovy and Grails.
- Improved JavaScript, AJAX and Ruby support.
- Automatic Compile and Deploy on Save for Java and Java EE applications.
- Improved database support: SQL history, SQL completion, and results viewing and editing improvements.
- Improved Java ME support for Data Binding, SVG and Custom Component creation.
- GUI Builder: Support for Nimbus and simple class names.
- JUnit: single test method support.
- Debugger: Redesign of Step into feature.
New in NetBeans IDE 6.1 (Apr 30, 2008)
- JavaScript support.
- Spring Framework Support.
- New MySQL support in Database Explorer. This feature allows you to register a MySQL Server, view databases, view, create, and delete databases, easily create and open connections to these databases, and to launch the administration tool for MySQL. This also allows you to easily create NetBeans sample databases so that following tutorials, blogs, and so on is significantly easier.
- Support for Java Beans. You can now view Java Bean patterns in the Navigator and BeanInfo Editor.
- JSF CRUD Generator. With this feature, you can generate a JavaServer Faces CRUD application from JPA entity classes.
- Javadoc Code Completion. Editing of javadoc comments is more convenient with code completion.
- Shareability of projects. This new feature in Java SE, Java Web, and all Java EE project types allows you to create projects that share definitions of libraries. That in turn allows you to create self-contained projects or sets of projects that can easily be built from the command line, on continuous integration servers, and by users of other IDEs without problems.
- Existing infrastructure has been enhanced to support window transparency (on platforms that provide it).
- Javadoc and sources association. Now any JAR item on the project classpath can be associated with its Javadoc and sources too.
- Inspect Members and Hierarchy Windows. Inspect Members and Hierarchy actions now work when the caret in the Java Editor is on a Java class for which there is no source available.
- On Demand Binding Attribute for Visual Web JSF projects.
- Axis2 support for web services.
- SOAP UI integration for Web Service testing and monitoring
New in NetBeans IDE 6.0.1 (Feb 22, 2008)
- Addition of Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Brazilian Portuguese localizations.
- Glassfish V2 is replaced with Glassfish V2 UR1.
- Addition of a plugin for optional user registration at sun.com.