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NetBeans refers to both a platform for the development of Java desktop applications, and an integrated development environment (IDE)
developed using the NetBeans Platform. The NetBeans Platform allows applications to be developed from a set of modular software components called modules.
A module is a Java archive file that contains Java classes written to interact with the NetBeans Open APIs and a manifest file that identifies it as a module. Applications built on modules can be extended by adding new modules.
Since modules can be developed independently, applications based on the NetBeans platform can be easily and powerfully
extended by third party developers. The NetBeans IDE is an open-source integrated development environment written entirely in Java using the NetBeans Platform.
NetBeans IDE supports development of all Java application types (J2SE, web, EJB and mobile applications) out of the box.
Among other features are an Ant-based project system,
version control and refactoring. The current version is NetBeans IDE 6.0,
which was released in December 2007.
NetBeans IDE 6.0 extends the existing Java EE features (including Java Persistence support, EJB 3 and JAX-WS).Additionally, the NetBeans Enterprise Pack supports development of Java EE 5 enterprise applications, including SOA visual design tools, XML schema tools, web services orchestration (for BPEL), and UML modeling.The NetBeans C/C++ Pack supports C/C++ projects.
NetBeans 5.5.1 builds on the functionality of NetBeans 5.5
and also provides several bug fixes. NetBeans IDE 6.0 builds upon the previous version 5.5.1, which introduced comprehensive support for developing IDE modules and rich client applications based on the NetBeans platform, a new GUI builder (formerly known as "Project Matisse"), new and redesigned CVS support, Weblogic 9 and JBoss 4 support, and many editor enhancements. Modularity: All the functions of the IDE are provided by modules.
Each module provides a well defined function, such as support for the Java language, editing, or support for the CVS versioning system.
NetBeans contains all the modules needed for Java development in a single download, allowing the user to start working immediately.
Modules also allow NetBeans to be extended.
New features, such as support for other programming languages,
can be added by installing additional modules.
For instance, Sun Studio, Sun Java Studio Enterprise, and Sun Java Studio Creator from Sun Microsystems are all based on the NetBeans IDE. License: From July 2006 through 2007, NetBeans IDE was licensed under Sun's Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL),
a license based on the Mozilla Public License (MPL).
In October 2007, Sun announced that NetBeans would henceforth be offered under a dual license of the CDDL and the GPL version 2 licences,
with the GPL linking exception for GNU Classpath.
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