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Friday Oct 24, 2008

NetBeans.org  has announced the availability of NetBeans IDE 6.5 RC1. You may like to check out the following links:

The focus of NetBeans IDE 6.5 is simplified and rapid development of web, enterprise, desktop, and mobile applications with PHP, JavaScript, Java, C/C++ , Ruby, and Groovy. New features for 6.5 include a robust IDE for PHP, JavaScript debugging for Firefox and IE, and support for Groovy and Grails. This release also offers a number of enhancements for Java, Ruby and Rails, and C/C++ development. Java feature highlights include: built-in support for Hibernate, Eclipse project import, and compile on save. The Release Candidate improves on the support offered in NetBeans 6.5 Beta.

So just check it out ... it would be a nice experience !! 

Thursday Oct 16, 2008

NetBeans community is going to celebrate it's 10th birthday from 20th October , 2008. Since 1998 NetBeans has grown up too rapidly as an award winning open source project and the best IDE ever available. Today Netbeans supports various languages and platforms, provides all the tools which required to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and Ruby.  Netbeans community has planned to highlight some of the key initiatives and individuals whose contributions and dedication have kept the NetBeans momentum going strong. Visit Celebrating 10 years of NetBeans! and learn more.

If you are a developer with six to twelve months experience in developing Java desktop and Java web applications using the NetBeans IDE , then this is your chance to get involved in the creation of the Netbeans IDE certification examination. As a Beta tester of the Sun Certified Specialist Netbeans IDE (SCSNI) Certification examination you would be needed to provide your comments and technical feedback about Netbeans , precisely you will have 195 minutes to complete 160 questions. Moreover through November 5, you can take the beta version of the exam for free. Passing the exam entitles you to the full status of Sun Certified Specialist Netbeans IDE, and you will receive a Sun Certification Kit. Check out IN BETA: Netbeans IDE Certification Exam  for more detail descriptions. NetBeans IDE