A selection of news highlights, current newsletters and featured articles from netbeans.org, opensource IDE and application backplane http://netbeans.org/index.html en webmaster@netbeans.org (NetBeans webmaster) http://netbeans.org/images_www/v5/nb-logo.gif http://netbeans.org/index.html 110 30 Thu, 24 May 2012 18:11:55 +0200 http://netbeans.dzone.com/news/netbeans-ide-72-smarter-faster With performance improvements and many new features in the Java Editor and other areas, NetBeans IDE 7.2 is the IDE to use for a faster and smoother coding experience. http://netbeans.dzone.com/articles/netbeans-usability-tips Developer and blogger Dustin Marx shares a few tips and tricks that he finds useful, as well as others compiled by NetBeans users and developers around the blogosphere. http://netbeans.dzone.com/interview-author-murachs-java-programming The latest Java title from technical publisher Mike Murach & Associates makes extensive use of the NetBeans IDE. Author Joel Murach explains why the IDE makes for a great teaching tool. http://netbeans.org/community/news/index.html#1557 NetBeans IDE 7.2 Beta provides a significantly improved performance and coding experience, with new static code analysis capabilities in the Java Editor and smarter project scanning. The release also includes notable features such as Scene Builder integration in JavaFX; support for multiple PHP frameworks; updated Groovy support; and many other enhancements in Java EE, Maven, C/C++ and the NetBeans Platform. Download NetBeans IDE 7.2 Beta today and experience a smarter and faster way to write good, bug-free code!Download NetBeans IDE 7.2 BetaWatch New NetBeans IDE 7.2 Screencasts Release Highlights Include: Performance Project scanning now on background, not blocking editor features and navigation Improved project scanning speed Improved performance on remote Filesystems Java New refactorings and hints FindBugs support TestNG testing framework support Java EE Oracle Public Cloud and Amazon Beanstalk support Code completion for Java Persistence named queries and JPQL statements JavaFX Scene Builder interoperability Improved FXML and JavaFX CSS support PHP Support for PHP 5.4 Support for Symfony2, Doctrine2 and ApiGen frameworks Groovy and Grails Dramatic improvement of scanning, code completion and Go to Type action speed Updated to Groovy version 1.8.6 C/C++ Support new C++11 standard Pretty printing, watchpoints and catchpoints support for gdb NetBeans Platform Positioning of tabs in window system can be configured Support for custom implementations of tab control Miscelleanous Subversion 1.7 built-in support Improved Find in Projects functionality NetBeans IDE 7.2 Beta is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. Visit the 7.2 New and Noteworthy page for a complete list of highlights. The final release of NetBeans IDE is planned for Summer 2012. We welcome feedback about your use of NetBeans software. Share your thoughts and stay informed about development news by following the NetBeans team on Twitter, Facebook and Google+; and by subscribing to the NetBeans mailing lists and forums and weekly newsletter.  http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/web/oracle-cloud.html A short guide to deploying web applications to an Oracle WebLogic instance on the Oracle Cloud, using NetBeans IDE. http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/java/code-inspect-screencast.html The screencast shows how to perform static analysis of your Java code using FindBugs and NetBeans Java Hints without actually running your applications. http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/java/testng-screencast.html This screencast demonstrates how to create and debug a TestNG test class in NetBeans IDE. http://netbeans.org/community/news/newsletter/2012-05-21.html http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/NetBeans-7-2-goes-into-beta-1583399.html http://www.microchip.com/pagehandler/en-us/press-release/microchips-mplab-x-ide-wins-2.html http://marxsoftware.blogspot.com/2012/01/comparing-heap-dumps-with-netbeans-71.html