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 ...

Open source licenses Each of the Java projects covered in this series is subject to an open source license, which you should understand before integrating the project with your own projects.

On Tuesday Oracle announced the release of a new version of its NetBeans IDE, 8.0, that takes advantage of the latest enhancements in Java SE 8, among other changes.

Sun Microsystems announced NetBeans Profiler Milestone 11, the latest release of its Java app profiler, and an add-on to the upcoming open-source NetBeans IDE release 5.