NetBeans latest build, NetBeans 6.0 Beta 2, comes bundled with MySQL and PostgreSQL drivers, and adds improvements to Ruby code completion and Woodstock 4.1 Build 14. The Java-based integrated development environment (IDE) is now dual-licensed under GPL v2 with ClassPath exception and the Sun Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) license.

The goal of the dual licensing is to help align NetBeans with the Linux community and major open-source projects, Sun explained, reported eWeek's Darryl K. Taft. The company sees this move as one that will strengthen the open source Java ecosystem by easing the sharing of NetBeans code and innovations with other projects.

Some of NetBeans 6.0, Beta 2 features:

• Ruby/JRuby/Ruby on Rails support
• Enhancements for improved Swing development
• New Visual Game Designer
• Updated Data Binding support
• Integrated Profiling
• New installer for a customized download

Also, the JavaFX Script plugins for the NetBeans IDE 6.0 Beta 2 can be downloaded and installed via the NetBeans Beta Update Center. You can access the update center by clicking Tools > Plugins in the main menu of the IDE. The plugins allow you to develop JavaFX Script applications while using some of the features of the IDE.

Documentation available for NetBeans IDE 6.0 Beta 2 include:

• Release notes and What\'s New
• Tutorials, articles, demos
• Detailed feature list

The final NetBeans IDE 6.0 release is planned for late 2007.

Also available is a NetBeans plug-in module for DTrace that works with Sun Studio 12 IDE, NetBeans IDE 5.5.1 and NetBeans 6.0 Beta 2. The NetBeans DTrace plug-in module is a Graphical User Interface for running DTrace scripts. [...read more...]

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