NetBeans IDE 7.4 Beta Now Available for Download

Tinuola Awopetu <[email protected]> Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:07:29 +0200
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NetBeans IDE 7.4 Beta extends the advanced HTML5 development support =
introduced in NetBeans IDE 7.3 to Java EE and PHP application =
development, while offering new support for hybrid HTML5 application =
development on the Android and iOS platforms. In addition, this release =
provides support for working with preview versions of JDK 8, and =
includes continued enhancements to JavaFX, C/C++ and more.

Download NetBeans IDE 7.4 Beta
Watch New NetBeans IDE 7.4 Screencasts
Release Notes
Installation Guide

Release Highlights Include:
HTML5

Phonegap application development
Support for Android and iOS Browsers
Editing support for stylesheet languages: SASS and LESS
Browser switcher in main toolbar
Saving changes from Chrome Developer Tools
Network monitor
Java EE
HTML5 features available in Java EE projects
Wizards for JSF 2.2 Resource Library Contracts and FacesComponents
PHP

HTML5 features available in PHP applications
Nette Framework 2 (with Latte templates) and Zend Framework 2 support
Atoum testing framework support
Editor and Rename type refactoring improvements
Static code analysis support
Java

Preview support for JDK 8 features: Profiles, Lambdas
Code completion, Hints and Refactoring improvements=20
Native packaging
Updated bundled Ant 1.9.0 and Maven 3.0.5
JavaScript

Editing support for AngularJS, Knockout and ExtJS frameworks
Navigator and code folding in JSON files
Enhanced code completion with improved accuracy
JavaFX

New FXML File dialog in Maven projects
Tighter alignment for JavaSE and JavaFX project types
Improvements to Project Deployment options
C/C++

Run/Debug launchers support
Find Usages improvements
C/C++ formatting style per project
Miscellaneous

Lock Contention for profiling tasks
Enhancements to Versioning tools: Subversion, Git, Mercurial
TestNG and Junit improvements
Improvements to Databases
New Tasks Dashboard and Notifications windows
NetBeans IDE 7.4 Beta is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, =
Japanese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. Visit the 7.4 New and =
Noteworthy page for a complete list of highlights.

The final release of NetBeans IDE 7.4 is planned for Fall 2014.=

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"><div><a href=3D"https://netbeans.org/community/releases/74/">NetBeans =
IDE 7.4 Beta</a>&nbsp;extends the advanced HTML5 development support =
introduced in NetBeans IDE 7.3 to Java EE and PHP application =
development, while offering new support for hybrid HTML5 application =
development on the Android and iOS platforms. In addition, this release =
provides support for working with preview versions of JDK 8, and =
includes continued enhancements to JavaFX, C/C++ and =
more.</div><div><br></div><div><a =
href=3D"http://download.netbeans.org/netbeans/7.4/beta/">Download =
NetBeans IDE 7.4 Beta</a></div><div><a =
href=3D"https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/intro-screencasts.html">Watch New =
NetBeans IDE 7.4 Screencasts</a><br><a =
href=3D"https://netbeans.org/community/releases/74/relnotes.html">Release =
Notes</a><br><a =
href=3D"https://netbeans.org/community/releases/74/install.html">Installat=
ion Guide</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Release Highlights =
Include:</b></div><p>HTML5<br></p><ul><li>Phonegap application =
development<br></li><li>Support for Android and iOS =
Browsers</li><li>Editing support for stylesheet languages: SASS and =
LESS</li><li>Browser switcher in main toolbar</li><li>Saving changes =
from Chrome Developer Tools</li><li>Network monitor</li></ul><span =
style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Java =
EE</span><br><ul><li>HTML5 features available in Java EE =
projects<br></li><li>Wizards for JSF 2.2 Resource Library Contracts and =
FacesComponents</li></ul><p>PHP<br></p><ul><li>HTML5 features available =
in PHP applications<br></li><li>Nette Framework 2 (with Latte templates) =
and Zend Framework 2 support</li><li>Atoum testing framework =
support</li><li>Editor and Rename type refactoring =
improvements</li><li>Static code analysis =
support</li></ul><p>Java<br></p><ul><li>Preview support for JDK 8 =
features: Profiles, Lambdas<br></li><li>Code completion, Hints and =
Refactoring improvements&nbsp;</li><li>Native packaging</li><li>Updated =
bundled Ant 1.9.0 and Maven =
3.0.5</li></ul><p>JavaScript<br></p><ul><li>Editing support for =
AngularJS, Knockout and ExtJS frameworks<br></li><li>Navigator and code =
folding in JSON files</li><li>Enhanced code completion with improved =
accuracy</li></ul><p>JavaFX</p><ul><li>New FXML File dialog in Maven =
projects</li><li>Tighter alignment for JavaSE and JavaFX project =
types</li><li>Improvements to Project Deployment =
options</li></ul><p>C/C++<br></p><ul><li>Run/Debug launchers =
support</li><li>Find Usages improvements</li><li>C/C++ formatting style =
per project</li></ul><p>Miscellaneous<br></p><ul><li>Lock Contention for =
profiling tasks<br></li><li>Enhancements to Versioning tools: =
Subversion, Git, Mercurial<br></li><li>TestNG and Junit =
improvements<br></li><li>Improvements to Databases</li><li>New Tasks =
Dashboard and Notifications windows</li></ul><p>NetBeans IDE 7.4 Beta is =
available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, and =
Simplified Chinese. Visit the&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://wiki.netbeans.org/NewAndNoteworthyNB74"><font =
color=3D"#330033">7.4 New and Noteworthy</font>&nbsp;<font =
color=3D"#330033">page</font></a><font color=3D"#330033">&nbsp;</font>for =
a complete list of highlights.</p><p><b>The final release of NetBeans =
IDE 7.4 is planned for Fall 2014.</b></p></body></html>=

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