Download NetBeans IDE 6.8

Netbeans IDE is a development environment written in Java to write, compile, debug and deploy programs. It offers support for various programming languages, such as Java, Ruby, C++ and PHP. Using Netbeans IDE requires an installation of Sun’s Java SE Development Kit 5.0 update 19 or later. The development environment is run under a double license namely a combination of cddl 1 and gpl 2. For more information, please refer to this page. The developers have released version 6.8 with the following announcement:

NetBeans IDE 6.8 Now Available for Download!

The NetBeans team is proud to announce the availability of NetBeans IDE 6.8!

NetBeans IDE 6.8 offers best-in-class support for the entire Java EE 6 specification and the GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 platform. Simplify Java application development with Java EE 6 language features: less XML configuration and more POJO-like development; easily target and deploy to GlassFish v3.

NetBeans IDE continues to be the tool of choice for top development languages; this release includes new features and improved support for PHP 5.3 and the Symfony framework, the latest JavaFX SDK 1.2.1, C/C++, Ruby, Maven and more. Integration with Project Kenai, a collaborative environment for hosting open-source projects, now offers full support for JIRA, as well as improved issue tracker integration. And as always, the NetBeans Platform provides a rock-solid application framework that can save years of development time.

Supporting Java EE 6 improvements first, NetBeans IDE 6.8 boosts developer productivity and lets developers take advantage of today’s latest language and platform features.

More information:

• NetBeans IDE 6.8 Features
• NetBeans IDE 6.8 Tutorials and Documentation
• NetBeans Platform 6.8
• Videos of NetBeans IDE 6.8 in Action

NetBeans IDE 6.8 is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. There are several community-contributed localization efforts underway to support additional languages. Join the efforts today.

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