Oracle claims NetBeans 7 is the first open source IDE to support the next-generation Java platform.

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NetBeans IDE 7.0 introduces language support for the upcoming JDK 7 release, currently available as a Developer Preview. Many of the new language features proposed to be introduced in the new Java ...

Open source Java development environment NetBeans has achieved top-level project status at the Apache Software Foundation. NetBeans is the integrated development environment (IDE) associated first ...

NetBeans features many capabilities of working on software languages, whether or not those projects are coded in Java. The IDE supports other languages including C/C++, PHP, Python, and more.

For non-Java developers Oracle has also bolstered NetBeans 7 IDE to include better integration with Oracle WebLogic Server, allowing for faster deployment, Oracle said.

NetBeans IDE 3.6, a major revision to the open-source platform, is now available, adding improved windowing and debugging and backing for J2EE 1.4. The platform is intended to enable development ...

Along with the Java platform NetBeans IDE 7.0 supports PHP, JavaScript, Ajax and C/C++. But Hilwa noted that the new release drops support for the Ruby programming language.

Microchip has migrated its MPLAB integrated development environment (IDE) onto the open-source Java-based NetBeans IDE, allowing it to run on Linux and Mac OS as well as Windows, writes Steve Bush.

Mills claimed that NetBeans 7 is the first open source IDE to support the new Java (though JetBrains offers a beta of its IntelliJ IDE that also supports the draft specification).