NetBeans IDE Changelog

What's new in NetBeans IDE 10.0

Jan 8, 2019
  • The Apache NetBeans team is proud to announce the release of Apache NetBeans (incubating) 10.0.
  • Apache NetBeans (incubating) 10.0 constitutes all but the enterprise cluster in the Apache NetBeans Git repo, which together provide the NetBeans Platform (i.e., the underlying application framework), as well as all the modules that provide the Java SE, PHP, JavaScript and Groovy features of Apache NetBeans.
  • In short, Apache NetBeans (incubating) 10.0 is a full IDE for Java SE, PHP and JavaScript development with some Groovy language support.

New in NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 (Nov 29, 2014)

  • 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 (Sep 10, 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
  • Integration of recent patches

New in NetBeans IDE 7.4 (Oct 16, 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.

New in NetBeans IDE 7.3.1 (Jun 13, 2013)

  • Java EE:
  • Support for Java EE 7 with both Maven and Ant projects
  • Deployment to GlassFish 4
  • Deep support for major Java EE 7 specifications: JSF 2.2, JPA 2.1, JAX-RS 2.0, WebSocket 1.0 and more
  • Support for WebLogic 12.1.2 and JBoss 7.x
  • Java Persistence JPQL testing tool
  • 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
  • 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 (Feb 21, 2013)

  • 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 RC1 (Jan 29, 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

New in NetBeans IDE 7.1 RC1 (Nov 28, 2011)

  • JavaFX:
  • Support for JavaFX 2.0
  • Support of all three deployment models: Desktop, Applet, JNLP
  • Preloaders to improve application loading experience
  • Customized UI controls using CSS3
  • JavaFX 2.0 Support in NetBeans IDE 7.1
  • Java:
  • New Visual debugger
  • Gap support in GridBagLayout customizer
  • Inspect and Refactor
  • Improved Javadoc highlighting and formatting
  • GridBagLayout Customizer in NetBeans IDE 7.1
  • Web Languages:
  • Support for CSS3
  • Code completion and documentation for new CSS3 elements
  • Browser specific properties
  • CSS3 Support in NetBeans IDE 7.1
  • Java EE:
  • Cluster and Instance deployment support for GlassFish
  • 50+ CDI enhancements in Java editor
  • JSF component suite support
  • Improvements in Java Persistence, Web Services, EJB, WebLogic and more
  • CDI Warnings in Java Editor, NetBeans IDE 7.1
  • PHP:
  • Improved PHP debugging
  • PHPUnit test groups capabilities
  • Support for Smarty templates
  • Faster uploads with keep-alive for (S)FTP client
  • PHP Debugging in NetBeans IDE 7.1
  • NetBeans Platform:
  • New Window System APIs
  • Enhanced TopComponentGroup behavior
  • Visual Window Layout designer
  • Pluggable multiview components
  • Platform Window System in NetBeans IDE 7.1
  • Versioning:
  • Integrated Git support
  • History tab on file editor window
  • Locking/unlocking files in Subversion working directory
  • Support for Mercurial branches and tags

New in NetBeans IDE 6.9.1 (Aug 17, 2010)

  • Support for JavaFX 1.3.1
  • Improvements to the JavaFX Debugger
  • Integration of the June 2010 and July 2010 patches
  • Performance improvements

New in NetBeans IDE 6.9 (Jun 16, 2010)

  • The NetBeans team is proud to announce the availability of NetBeans IDE 6.9! NetBeans IDE 6.9 introduces the JavaFX Composer, a visual layout tool for building JavaFX GUI applications, similar to the Swing GUI builder for Java SE applications. With the JavaFX Composer, developers can quickly build, visually edit, and debug Rich Internet Applications (RIA) and bind components to various data sources, including Web services.
  • The NetBeans 6.9 release also features OSGi interoperability for NetBeans Platform applications and support for developing OSGi bundles with Maven. With support for OSGi and Swing standards, the NetBeans Platform now supports the standard UI toolkit and the standard module system, providing a unique combination of standards for modular, rich-client development.
  • Additional noteworthy features in this release include support for JavaFX SDK 1.3, PHP Zend framework, and Ruby on Rails 3.0; as well as improvements to the Java Editor, Java Debugger, issue tracking, and more.
  • NetBeans 6.9 is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. There are several community-contributed localization efforts underway to support additional languages. Join the efforts today.
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