The NetBeans IDE is pretty good on its own, but even handier once you start extending it with plugins specific to your needs. In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen ...

In other words, a Java class that supports the SOLID open-closed principle will find use in originally un-envisioned scenarios, and be flexible enough to work with newly created classes, interfaces ...

The use of new Java SE 6 SDK classes is not the only reason to have NetBeans projects configured to 1.6 if that’s the version you’re deploying against.