Propose to ask review to marketing forum before posting news to new sites ?
Vincent Brabant <[email protected]>
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I read the article posted by Robert on the server side http://www.theserverside.com/home/thread.jsp?thread_id=22748 And I also read all the comments. And then, I just though about how to enhance that article to maybe have better reaction. So, I take the article posted by Robert, and give here my comments/remarks. My remarks are here only to enhance communication with java developpers, and not to do some critism about your work. > Sun and the NetBeans.org open source tools community unveiled a new roadmap for the NetBeans Application Framework, > detailing the path to version 4.0. > This comes after Sun decided not to join Eclipse. > New features > * New Project System based on Apache Ant Ant is already integrated into NetBeans. But now, even you projects will be handled by Ant. > * Refactoring. No more need to install an external module (refactorit, jrefactor). Refactoring will be supported by standard. > * Support for J2EE 1.4 & bundled Tomcat 5 > * JDK 1.5 Support > * Outline View ==> Personnaly, I have no idea what does it means as new feature. > * TaskList ==> As netbeans user, I know the features of the tasklist module. But who know his features, if never used netbeans ? > * Unit Testing with JUnit ==> Same remark as for refactoring. No more need to install an external module. Supported by standard. > * Editor Enhancements: Error scrollbar marking ??? > * Editor Enhancements: Smart Templates > * Editor Enhancements: Autogeneration of JavaDoc > * Editor Enhancements: Automated Imports Management ==> No more need to use keyboard shortcut or whatever. Really automated. > * Editor Enhancements: Surround Code, Smart Select > * Full keyboard-only use ==> Will permits to people having problem to handle the mouse to be able to use use netbeans. > * Help system based on JavaHelp 2.0 > * Ability to configure External Tools ==> As netbeans user, I really have no idea of what does it means. Not obvious to understand at a glance all the new features, if you are not a netbeans users. Maybe, for the next time, send the article to nbmarketing to have a review. Just a proposal. P.S Just a question: Do you know how much people that read my java.net weblogs are coming to the netbeans site ? How can I see that ? -- Vincent Brabant ---------------- http://www.netbeans.org/index_fr.html http://vbrabant-fr.skynetblogs.be