Java With Jiva

The great people over at Netbeans.org have released NetBeans 5.0rc1. Its got bug fixes, and some improvements like web services applications for J2SE, so you don't need a bulky J2EE container.

The latest RC1 brings NetBeans that much closer to the final relase later this month. The bug fixes I feel are going to be what most people look forward to, as beta2 had its fair share of issues.

If you haven't used NetBeans before, you should definitly download it and check it out. You'll be impressed with the performance, usability, and features that NetBeans provides. To top it all off, its free!