Netbeans team is continously working during these hot summer days to bring more stuffs intro the IDE.
The last two noticeable additions are the JBoss plugin and the new CVS access module.
The features of the JBoss plugin include (quoted from an internal email) :
- Ability to register a local installation of JBoss 4.0.x
- Starting and stopping the server, basic management features
- Deployment of J2EE Applications, EJB Modules and Web Modules
- Debugging applications in JBoss
- Minimal handling of JBoss-specific deployment descriptors
The plugin is available from the download center (In Netbeans, choose the “Tools” menu, then “Update Center”)
Also available from the Update Center (in the “Development” section) is the new CVS support. This lightweight CVS access module focus mainly on usability and includes :
- Full project integration
- Versioning view (shows all changes in selected context, local changes in real time)
- Refactoring integration
- Visual indication of changes using colors
- Tight editor integration (for example, revision annotations visible directly in the editor)
While I am writing about Netbeans, I also would like to mention that the August 2005 issue of Dr Dobbs Journal includes a technical comparison of Eclipse 3.1 and Netbeans 4.1. This article is available online for paying subscribers, the rest of us will need to grab a copy at the local corner’s bookshop.