I'm not sure why Sun bothers with Netbeans. They should simply toss a few resources at Eclipse and call it good. I've never been much of a Java guy but the Java people I have known have always gone with Eclipse. I've heard "Eclipse" roll off the lips of way, way more people that I respect than "Netbeans".
Pride isn't worth 2 cents when you can't pay the bills and the debt collectors are calling. Life's a *****... who said life was fair?
-M
PS: Or easy.
Sun updates NetBeans with PHP support
Summary
Version 6.5 of the open-source NetBeans IDE has support for the PHP scripting language and a preview of Python support.
Topics
Sun Microsystems on Wednesday introduced a version of the open-source NetBeans integrated development environment (IDE), with expanded support for web and Java software development.
The highlights of NetBeans IDE 6.5 are the addition of support for the PHP scripting language and a preview version of support for Python. Sun has been expanding the range of programming languages supported in the NetBeans IDE this year, adding Ruby on Rails in May's release of the NetBeans IDE 6.1.
NetBeans is one of the most widely used open-source IDEs, its chief competitor being the Eclipse IDE, backed by IBM and others. Eclipse has also been expanding its support for dynamic programming languages in recent months.
The availability of multiple programming languages within the IDE is important since mixed-language programming is becoming the norm, according to Sun. With the new IDE programmers can, for instance, move from PHP to JavaScript and back while using the same tool, Sun said.
"Integration across multiple languages simplifies development. It's all about making developers more productive," Ian Murdock, Sun's vice president of developer and community marketing, said in a statement.
PHP tooling includes syntax highlighting, code completion, code generators, debugging, database wizards and FTP support, Sun said.
Other features include an editor for JavaScript development and expanded support for frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate, Java Server Pages and the Java Persistence API. The new version introduces multithreaded debugging for Java technologies, support for Groovy and Grails in the editor, and better support for the Ruby scripting language.
The preview of Python support includes an editor, a debugger and several Python run times, Sun said.
The new IDE also adds three new localized interface languages: simplified Chinese, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese.
The IDE is free and is available for download from the NetBeans website.
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betelgeuse6820th Nov 2008 -
Netbeans > Eclipse
Eclipse is a great IDE, and has dominated the Java development scene for years. However, last few releases of Netbeans have been REALLY impressive. I now use Netbeans full time and have completely switched away from Eclipse.
Netbeans has a simpler user interface (in my opinion) and better plugin integration. Maven integrates seamlessly, web development is a pleasure, the GUI builder is the best I've ever used for any language in my life (better than VB, Powerbuilder, etc). Also, Netbeans supports JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, and Python. Eclipse has decent plugins for these languages too, but Netbeans has done a better job. Doing JavaScript and Python development within Netbeans has been great.
Can Sun continue to spend money on the development of Netbeans? I don't know. But considering the number of partners that help build Netbeans, someone else will pick up the torch and run with it if Sun fails to keep up.
If you use Eclipse and haven't used a recent release of Netbeans, I'd strongly recommend that you download this latest version and give it a try. It's really impressive.
-Bryan
prime2120th Nov 2008 -
Use both...
and really happy with Netbeans.
Richard Flude20th Nov 2008 -
Woosies!!
Only Woosies use IDE's. REAL PROGRAMMERS write code by rubbing two sticks of ram together.
Duke E. Love24th Nov 2008 -
2cents.
First :So yes, Sun sooner or later will take PHP.
And second :Netbeans rules, i tried Eclipse and it is bloated (not so bloated like Vs2008 but still bloat).
magallanes25th Nov 2008
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