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Saturday Sep 06, 2008
MySQL Is In!
Hi all,
I just wanted to let you know that it is my plan to update Web tutorials on netbeans.org with MySQL. You'll notice this some tutorials for NB 6.5 FCS, and more will be updated after FCS. Java DB has served us well in the past, but with the acquisition of MySQL by Sun Microsystems and the popularity of MySQL, it only makes sense to support MySQL whenever and where we can. So look for a lot of MySQL in our tutorials.
I'm sure that David will agree with me on this one.
Cheers!
--James
Posted at 09:00AM Sep 06, 2008 by branajam in NetBeans | Comments[2]
I have tried the Netbeans 6.5 beta.
The database support is still poor , and it is difficult to use . Yes , Sun acquired MySQL , but sun do not provide a friendly database design and model tool in netbeans .
MySQL workbentch is a excellent tool , but is based on Ms .Net. I've the newest version is based on DbDesigner(http://fabforce.net/dbdesigner4/), why not based on NetBeans Platform?
Many features of MySQL tools is good, why not move these concepts to netbeans platform?
Posted by hantsy on September 06, 2008 at 10:22 AM CEST #
Great questions about DB tooling for NetBeans and MySQL Workbench.
FYI, the next version of MySQL Workbench is in beta and includes a port to both Linux/Solaris and Mac. The .Net framework is used only for the UI. 80% of their code is written in portable C++ code. The Workbench team had their own reasons for choosing C++ over Java; remember, this was a two year project that released just after Sun acquired MySQL.
As to what we're doing for DB tooling in NetBeans, well, rather than repeat what exists in Workbench and other db tools, we'll be focusing on adding features that take advantage of the fact that the DB support is integrated with the tool you use for application development, something that is not available in Workbench or most of the other db tools on the market.
That doesn't mean we won't be working on improving our basic DB tooling, but we would rather build on our strengths as an IDE rather than build a "me too" database tool when so many already exist out there.
David Van Couvering
NetBeans DB tooling architect
Posted by David Van Couvering on September 07, 2008 at 07:11 AM CEST #