1st Meeting MIDTERM in Java 2

The document discusses features of the NetBeans IDE including support for latest Java technologies, fast and smart code editing, easy project management, rapid user interface development, writing bug-free code, support for multiple languages, cross-platform support, and rich community plugins.

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1st Meeting MIDTERM in Java 2

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Computer Programming 2 – MIDTERM

NetBeans IDE – The Smarter and Faster Way to Code

NetBeans IDE lets you quickly and easily develop Java desktop, mobile and web applications, as well as HTML5
applications with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. The IDE also provides a great set of tools for PHP and C/C++ developers. It is
free and open source and has a large community of users and developers around the world.

Best Support for Latest Java Technologies

NetBeans IDE provides first-class comprehensive support for the newest Java technologies and latest Java
specification enhancements before other IDEs. It is the first free IDE providing support for JDK 8 previews, JDK 7, Java EE
7 including its related HTML5 enhancements, and JavaFX 2.
With its constantly inproving Java editor, many rich features and an extensive range of tools, templates and samples,
NetBeans IDE sets the standard for developing with cutting edge technologies out of the box.

Fast and Smart Code Editing

An IDE is much more than a text editor. The NetBeans Editor indents lines, matches words and brackets, and
highlights source code syntactically and semantically. It also provides code templates, coding tips and refactoring tools.
The editor supports many languages from Java, C/C++, CML and HTML, to PHP, Groovy, Javadoc, JavaScript and
JSP. Because the editor is extensible, you can plug in support for many other languages.
Easy and Efficient Project Management
Keeping a clear overview of large applications, with thousands of folders and files, and millions of lines of code, is a
daunting task. NetBeans IDE provides different views of your data, from multiple project windows to helpful tools for setting
up your applications and managing them efficiently, letting you drill down into your data quickly and easily, while giving you
versioning tools via Subversion, Mercurial, and Git integration out of the box.
When new developers join your project, they can understand the structure of your application because your code is
well-organized.

Rapid User Interface Development

Design GUIs for Java SE, HTML5, Java EE, PHP, C/C++ and Java ME applications quickly and smoothly by using
editors and drag-and-drop tools in the IDE.
For Java SE applications, the NetBeans GUI Builder automatically takes care of the correct spacing and alignment,
while supporting in-place editing, as well. The GUI builder is so easy to use and intuitive that it has been used to prototype
GUIs live at customer presentations.
Write Bug Free Code
The cost buggy code increase the longer it remains unfixed. NetBeans provides static analysis tools, especially
integration with the widely used FindBugs tool, for identifying and fixing common problems in Java code. In addition, the
NetBeans Debugger lets you place breakpoints in your source code, add field watches, step through your code, run into
methods, take snapshots and monitor execution as it occurs.
The NetBeans Profiles provides expert assistance for optimizing your application’s speed and memory usage, and
makes it easier to build reliable and scalable JavaSE and Java EE applications. NetBeans IDE includes a visual debugger for
Java SE applications, letting you debug user interfaces without looking into source code. Take GUI snapshots of your
applications and click on user interface elements to jump back into the related source code.

Support for Multiple Languages

NetBeans IDE offers superior support for C/C++, and PHP developers, providing comprehensive editors and tools for
their related frameworks and technologies. In addition, the IDE has editors and tools for XML, HTML, PHP, Groovy,
Javadoc, JavaScript and JSP.

Cross Platform Support

NetBEans IDE can be installed on all operating systems that support Java, from Windows to Linux to Mac OS
systems. Write Once, Run Anywhere, is as true for NetBeans IDE as it is for your own applications.. because NetBeans IDE
itself is written in Java, too!

Rich Set of Community Provided Plugins

The NetBeans community is large and active; many users are developing new plugins all the time because NetBeans
IDE is extensible and has well-documented APIs. Are you missing a feature in NetBeans IDE? Create a plug in that fills the
gap and participate in making NetBeans even better than it already is!

Project Management

NetBeans IDE provides a variety of views on your data, from multiple project windows to file and hierarchy views,
letting you drill down into your data quickly and easily.
Project Views
The Projects window is the main entry point to your project sources. It shows a logical view of important project
content.
In addition to the Projects window, the IDE provides the Files window, so that you can see all the files that belong to
a project, and the Favorites windw, where you can add folders and files so that they can be browsed within the IDE.

File Views

The Navigator Window provides a compact view of the currently selected file and simplifies navigation between
different parts of the file.
For example, for Java files, the Navigator window shows a list of constructors, methods, and fields, while for HTML
and CSS files it shows the logical structure of the selected document.

Hierarchy Views
The Hierarchy window displays the Supertypes and Subtypes of the currently selected Java file or the currently
selected Java type under the cursor in the editor.
The Hierarchy window integrates with the Navigator window and the Javadoc window, so that you can easily see the
elements of the selected item, as well as its Javadoc.