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NetBeans 4.0 Release

Posted by timothy on from the free-in-some-senses dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Various news sources are reporting the 4.0 release of the free Java-based NetBeans IDE. You can read the anouncement, or proceed directly to the downloads. Perhaps the most significant improvement is that the IDE's native build system is the latest version of Apache Ant. I see this as a distinct advantage over its competitor Eclipse (and NetBeans is pure Java). If you create desktop applications in Java, you may wish to read up on the NetBeans 'platform' as well. Enjoy."

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  1. Re:Shame... by flumps · · Score: 2, Funny

    two words - system upgrade ;)

    But seriously, compiling a class with 9 inner classes is definately a strange thing to do.. .. and why would you want to exclude individual files from the WAR? Surely, any none dependant files should be included/referenced from your dependant files in a separate package/directory.

    You're doing something conceptually wrong on both counts!

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    "So there he is, risen from the dead. Like that fella, E. T." - Father Ted Crilly
  2. Crimson by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 2, Funny

    Great! More NetBEANS bloat. Joy. Look, collapsing code is nice and all, but seriously, I really can't wait five minutes to spot check one app.

    Just use crimson editor. Set java compile to F5, java run to F6 then '56' it! Get it! F5,F6!... Never mind. Suffice to say that Crimson Editor is the closest thing to EMACS for Windows developers.(except for EMACS obviously, but windows minds tend to melt when faced with the Meta Paradigm)

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    May the Maths Be with you!
  3. Re:Random netbeans story by batemanm · · Score: 3, Funny
    Not every problem can be solved with a short perl script

    Sometimes you have to chain several short perl scripts together :-)