Sun on Wednesday introduced a version of the open-source NetBeans integrated development environment , with expanded support for web and Java software development. The highlights of NetBeans IDE 6 ...

NetBeans can be used to create Java applications for desktops, servers and the Web. It also can be used to create applications in PHP and C/C++, and an array of JVM languages such as Scala and Groovy.

NetBeans continues to be the Java IDE, despite early concerns that Oracle might shelve it after the database giant acquired Sun Microsystems. But the venerable development environment has grown under ...

The newest version of the Oracle NetBeans IDE (integrated developer environment) will come with support for the latest versions of PHP and C++. NetBeans 7.2, , will also offer the ability for users to ...