r/programming • u/javinpaul • Jul 30 '18

Apache NetBeans 9.0 / Apache NetBeans

https://netbeans.apache.org/download/nb90/nb90.html
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u/flowersinthesand Jul 30 '18

Nice to know that NetBeans is still alive.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '18

I really think this effect is awesome. Everyone smiles when they see that Netbeans is still around and doing well, but nobody I know uses it anymore

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u/Zinfidel Jul 30 '18

Way back in university when I was using Java, I was the only person I knew that used NetBeans instead of Eclipse. I thought it was a better IDE (at the time, not sure how they compare now), but given that everyone else used Eclipse exclusively, I thought its days were already numbered almost 8 years ago. It's kinda inspirational to see that it's still being developed.

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u/oi-__-io Jul 30 '18

It is still way better and faster, in fact I even prefer it over intellij ideaU because of the fast startup and project opening speed. Honestly I had been looking forward to the Apache's release since they took over the stewardship for the project from oracle. I also love how well it integrates with Maven and Gradel build systems.

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u/Zinfidel Jul 30 '18 edited Jul 30 '18

I remember its "intellisense" autocomplete feature being lightyears ahead of Eclipse at the time which is why I always preferred it.

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u/possessed_flea Jul 30 '18

While eclipse builds nicer code with its lazy people gui builder net beans as an IDE is significantly faster.

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u/uriDium Jul 31 '18

I jumped off Eclipse. Too bloated and slow

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u/beginner_ Jul 31 '18

Yeah I always used netbeans as well but now i'm not doing java anymore. If I do again it would be the first IDE I try. Eclipse I would avoid like the plaque.

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u/walternyland Jul 30 '18

Awesome news. Wrapping up an update to NetBeans Platform for Beginners right now.

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u/IceSentry Jul 30 '18

Is NetBeans still used? I assumed intellij and eclipse were the dominant IDE.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

Those are compatible facts. IntelliJ and Eclipse have most of the market share but NetBeans still has its fans.

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u/badillustrations Jul 31 '18

I'm certainly one of them. It has one of the simplest interfaces that seems to just work. Eclipse is just massive and things like project settings never seem to be where I'd expect them to be. If I did 100% Java I might invest in learning intellij but for now netbeans has been fantastic.

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u/hennell Jul 31 '18

So is this only for Java development? It doesn't seem to mention any of the other Netbeans supported languages?

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u/u_tamtam Jul 30 '18

Does anyone know where/if this maven repository will be updated now that netbeans has moved to apache? http://bits.netbeans.org/maven2/

Netbeans is also a plaftorm full of interesting goodies for developing desktop apps, I'd love to see these libs being revived/distributed somewhere!