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December 2005
Bits : NetBeans 5.1, NetBeans New Podcast, Web Services
Friday, 30 December 2005 6:16 P GMT-08
Three bits : 5.1 is now available as a development release, a new NetBeans podcasts debuts and a nice article on building web services with NetBeans and GlassFish.
(Updated) Four New NetBeans Community Flash Demos : Build an Address Book, Developer Collaboration, GUI Building
Friday, 30 December 2005 12:39 A GMT-08
I bumped into four nice flash demos on the NetBeans forums. One showed how to build an address book app using a persistence framework, the second demo shows a very nice developer collaboration session and two other demos show how to build GUIs.
Quick Tutorial : Using Matisse To Build Plugin/Modules with NetBeans 5.0
Wednesday, 28 December 2005 11:17 A GMT-08
The NetBeans RCP has gained tremendous traction with the addition of the Matisse UI builder and new easy ways of building plugins. This tutorial shows exactly how to leverage Matisse to create plugins that can be used with NetBeans IDE and platform.
Best Desktop Java Presentation - Java In Action
Wednesday, 28 December 2005 12:47 A GMT-08
This is a great Java presentation. It covers everything from an overview of the state of desktop Java to the performance gains to the component parts to desktop Java to examples of Java apps to specific details about building better desktop applicati
Bits : Matisse and JTabbedPane
Thursday, 22 December 2005 2:19 P GMT-08
Two blog entries make for interesting reading...one on Matisse which shows how well thought out the NetBeans's Matisse builder is. The other entry is about JTabbedPane and a project that has real value. Check it out...
Swing Pointers Updated 12/19/2005 : Swing, Rich Client Development Link Farm
Monday, 19 December 2005 10:39 P GMT-08
I have updated Swing Pointers to include new Swing, Rich Client Application and Rich Client Platform links. There is alot of new material. If you are building rich clients you should check it out.
NetBeans IDE 5.0 - Changing the Look-and-Feel and Background Images
Monday, 19 December 2005 1:02 P GMT-08
Developer's are trying out Substance look-and-feel and changing the UI of NetBeans for fun.
Twenty Eight Easy Tutorials To Get You Started Building Web Applications with Creator (free)
Saturday, 17 December 2005 2:15 P GMT-08
If you are a web application developer or a Visual Basic developer looking to get into Java- no easier way exists than Java Studio Creator. Twenty eight tutorials exist to show you how easy it is to build enterprise web applications. Check it out.
NetBeans Look-And-Feel Competition : Offer Your Own Look-And-Feel Aesthetics (using Substance)
Friday, 16 December 2005 11:37 A GMT-08
Swing-based NetBeans IDE (4.1 and 5.0) can leverage Substance classes to offer different look-and-feels and aesthetics. You can create a profile and offer it to others. There is a NetBeans Look-and-Feel Competition going on... check it out.
NetBeans and Eclipse Comparison : Building Web Apps - No Contest
Thursday, 15 December 2005 8:59 A GMT-08
NetBeans 5.0Beta 2 is out, Eclipse WTP1.0RC4 is out. Which one is more useful for building web apps? Having spent some time on the topic- I show a comparison of NetBeans and Eclipse. The chart enclosed shows some surprising issues. More...
NetBeans Day in Toronto
Wednesday, 14 December 2005 12:10 A GMT-08
Very cool event. Check out the photo and event happenings here.
BrandZ/lx - Solaris Zones Now Run Linux
Tuesday, 13 December 2005 11:52 P GMT-08
Sun announced today that it extended the OpenSolaris Zones features to run Linux within a Solaris BrandZ/lx zone. This has all sorts of interesting implications - not the least which is it becomes possible to use DTrace on Linux. Very cool.
Substance 2.1 Released
Tuesday, 13 December 2005 12:38 P GMT-08
The latest version of Substance is here. Lots of good stuff.
NetBeans Module and Rich Client Platform Development : New Resources, Adoption Increasing
Sunday, 11 December 2005 12:02 A GMT-08
I've written before about the NetBeans Rich Client Platform (RCP) - it has been highly successful and developers are using it more then ever before. NetBeans user base has expanded rapidly. There are a new resources that can help you build RCP apps.
Amazing Robot Pair
Friday, 9 December 2005 10:32 P GMT-08
Very amazing robot pair hard at work on martian landscape.
Two New Articles : Developing Blackberry Apps, Developing eBay Apps
Wednesday, 7 December 2005 12:34 P GMT-08
There are two new articles - first, if you are interested in developing Java-based applications for the Blackberry device there is a new article which shows how. There is also an updated article on writing eBay apps using the eBay SDK and NetBeans.
CoolThreads Technology Arrived Today. Don't Blink - Things Are Changing
Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:30 P GMT-08
Wow! An exciting two weeks and this week was a killer. Sun just announced some revolutionary systems that will change the industry. So what do they mean for Java ? Some early glimpses. Check it out...
New Java Tuning Whitepaper
Tuesday, 6 December 2005 9:51 P GMT-08
Check out the new Java Tuning Whitepaper from the Sun Java Performance Group. Also you may not know about two relatively new Java performance-oriented sites.
Check them out.
Java Platform Enterprise Edition 5.0 Demo : NetBeans + GlassFish + JEE 5.0 + Derby + EJB3 + JSF
Tuesday, 6 December 2005 6:34 P GMT-08
Very nice demo of the progress being made with Java Platform EE 5.0. Check out this flash demo - very good news for NetBeans.
Article : The Next Wave of GUIs : Project Matisse and NetBeans IDE 5.0
Tuesday, 6 December 2005 1:27 P GMT-08
Roman Strobl interviews Project Matisse Creators. Great read. More..
Swing Pointers List Updated : Swing, Rich Client Development Link Farm
Monday, 5 December 2005 10:44 P GMT-08
I have updated Swing Pointers to include not only Swing-related information but also the Swing-based NetBeans Rich Client Platform (RCP) tutorials and workshops. Swing Pointers is a large Swing-oriented link farm. Check it out...
Java Platform Standard Edition 1.5.0_06 is available
Sunday, 4 December 2005 8:34 A GMT-08
Java Platform Standard Edition 1.5.0_06 is now available. Lots of bug fixes.
Delving Into Components - New Java Studio Creator 2 Article
Friday, 2 December 2005 1:49 P GMT-08
A new article, Delving Into Components, presents a clear view of the component architecture of Java Studio Creator. The article goes through what a component is and the various types of Java Studio components.
NetBeans in Brazil
Thursday, 1 December 2005 6:02 P GMT-08
Brazil is home to the fourth largest population of Java developers in the world! After the United States, India and all of Europe. NetBeans continues to grow - but nowhere is NetBeans growth hotter than Brazil. More here...
NetBeans Profiler Milestone 11 Now Available (includes MacOS experimental support)
Thursday, 1 December 2005 1:55 P GMT-08
Okay now the good news - NetBeans Profiler Milestone 11 is now available. Milestone 11 is a bugfix release for the most part - however, it is also the first time that you can use the NetBeans Profiler on MacOS X.