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 ...

The release will promote a stronger open source Java ecosystem by making it easier to share NetBeans code with other projects, said Sun's NetBeans Community Manager Bruno Souza. The CDDL, developed by ...

Sun “is fully committed to the NetBeans platform for tools,” according to Timothy Cramer, who is the director of NetBeans in the Java and Developer Tools Group at Sun.