Re: Can't open a basic project

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Provide a way for us to reproduce, otherwise we cannot help.

Gj

On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 at 19:53, Blake McBride <[email protected]> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I've been away from NetBeans for a while.  Thought I'd give NetBeans 28 a
> try.
>
> I am trying it with the system located at
> https://github.com/blakemcbride/Kiss
>
> Although that system includes build files for Maven, Gradle, and Ant, it
> isn't built with any of them.  Pom.xml is just there to describe
> dependencies for GitHub.  The Gradle build was a failed experiment (I
> should delete that!).  And the Ant script is just a cover to call the
> actual build system.
>
> Those build files can be deleted so that NetBeans doesn't get confused.
>
> I have tried to use NetBeans 28 for a while with no luck.  It appears to
> only support "standard" applications.  If you try to do anything
> innovative, you're out of luck.
>
> I use IntelliJ everyday with it without any problems.  It makes me think
> that NetBeans is designed to only work in very specific and conventional
> projects.  It is not a generic IDE.
>
> Anyway, I successfully used NetBeans in the past but with each passing
> version it becomes more and more impossible.
>
> Although I doubt this message will be received well, I thought I'd share
> it anyway.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Blake McBride
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">Provide a way for us to reproduce, otherwise we cannot he=
lp.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Gj</div><div><br><di=
v class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma=
il_attr">On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 at 19:53, Blake McBride &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc sol=
id;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Greetings,<div><br></div><div>I&#39;v=
e been=C2=A0away from NetBeans for a while.=C2=A0 Thought=C2=A0I&#39;d give=
 NetBeans 28 a try.</div><div><br></div><div>I am trying it with the system=
 located at=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://github.com/blakemcbride/Kiss" target=3D=
"_blank">https://github.com/blakemcbride/Kiss</a></div><div><br></div><div>=
Although that system includes build files for Maven, Gradle, and Ant, it is=
n&#39;t built with any of them.=C2=A0 Pom.xml is just there to describe dep=
endencies for GitHub.=C2=A0 The Gradle build was a failed experiment (I sho=
uld delete that!).=C2=A0 And the Ant script is just a cover to call the act=
ual build system.</div><div><br></div><div>Those build files can be deleted=
 so that NetBeans doesn&#39;t get confused.</div><div><br></div><div>I have=
 tried to use NetBeans 28 for a while with no luck.=C2=A0 It appears to onl=
y support &quot;standard&quot; applications.=C2=A0 If you try to do anythin=
g innovative, you&#39;re out of luck.</div><div><br></div><div>I use Intell=
iJ everyday with it without any problems.=C2=A0 It makes me think that NetB=
eans is designed to only work in very specific and conventional projects.=
=C2=A0 It is not a generic IDE.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, I successf=
ully used NetBeans in the past but with each passing version it becomes=C2=
=A0more and more impossible.</div><div><br></div><div>Although I doubt this=
 message will be received well, I thought I&#39;d share it anyway.</div><di=
v><br></div><div>Thanks.</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div><div>Bl=
ake McBride</div><div><br></div></div>
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