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What is NetBeans?

NetBeans IDE. The Smarter and Faster Way to Code. Quickly and easily develop desktop, mobile and web applications with Java, PHP, C/C++ and more. NetBeans IDE is FREE, open source, and has a worldwide community of users and developers.

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NetBeans IDE. The Smarter and Faster Way to Code. Quickly and easily develop desktop, mobile and web applications with Java, PHP, C/C++ and more. NetBeans IDE is FREE, open source, and has a worldwide community of users and developers.


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Most developers recognize the NetBeans IDE as the original free Java IDE. It is that, and much more! The NetBeans IDE provides support for several languages (PHP, JavaFX, C/C++, JavaScript, etc.) and frameworks. NetBeans is an open-source project dedicated to providing rock solid software development products (the NetBeans IDE and the NetBeans Platform) that address the needs of developers, users and the businesses who rely on NetBeans as a basis for their products.

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"A must have IDE for any type of Java development ."
Netbeans provide Auto complete,Bracket Matching and Cross platform . Netbeans provide framework support . Drag and drop . GUI designing is very s...
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"Netbeans, a good Java IDE, but for others, poor"
I like two things mainly, the way you can create GUIs, and the way it works for Java, is my main IDE when I'm working with Java.
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What do you like best about NetBeans?

The fact that it has little help suggestions to help.you along if you get stuck. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetBeans?

The fact it takes forever to load huge projects. I usually start a huge project in Netbeans snd when it gets too big I switch it over to another IDE Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetBeans solving and how is that benefiting you?

We create specialized webpages in Netbeans for our clients and it just makes the whole process a breeze Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetBeans?

The best think I like from Netbeans is the price. It is free. So you have a complete Java development IDE for free and multiplatform. That is nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetBeans?

The problem of this IDE for me is things that I miss from other IDES. For example, IntelliJ has a powerful autocomplete. Netbeans don't have to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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If you are starting to program in Java, you could use NetBeans (I prefer it from Oracle software too). You can create a lot of things with this software but if you are a pro developer, you should switch into intelliJ Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetBeans solving and how is that benefiting you?

Well... when I starting coding, Netbeans helped me creating the first Java apps easily. It helped. Now, I won't change the software I am using right now. I also prefer NetBeans as an alternative of Oracle software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetBeans?

-> Free and Open Source

->Powerful GUI Builder

->Profiling and Debugging Tools

->Dedicated Support Available

->Dynamic Language Support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetBeans?

1) I dislike that when I change the name of a field, e.g., I want to change "name" below to "type", NetBeans IDE doesn't change the getters and setters!

2) NetBeans IDE has "word wrap" (NetBeans IDE 7.0),

3) there is not a professional IDE for PHP.

4)NetBeans IDE is a little bit slow to load.

5)Takes up more memory than lighter IDEs

6) Advanced tools and features require some training.

7) It has version control, and many other advanced tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NetBeans:

When I started programming I was using notepad++ and really liked it but as projects got bigger and bigger and I needed support for frameworks and other features I started search for IDE rather than code editor. In just last 3-4 months I have tried Aptana PHP, EclipsePDT, NuShpere PHPed, Zend Studio Eclipse, Komodo Edit but never fell in love with them. But i downloaded NetBeans 6.5 3 days ago and I am already in love with it. In all other IDEs one or another feature is missing or they are very resource hungry. There are features which are available in NetBeans free of cost but you have to pay huge money to get those in other IDEs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetBeans solving and how is that benefiting you?

NetBeans is designed to offer a smart and fast way for developers to code

Benefits have for business is

Cross-platform support

Multiple language support

Visual debugger

NetBeans Profiler

Static analysis tools

Project management

Code editor

Batch code analyzers

Code converters Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetBeans?

Is a versátil tool, is a lightweight but powerful software to develop in programming languajes such as Java and PHP or JavaScript and HTML, you can complete features, adding plugins. All without destroy your computer like others more complex development enviroments. I recommend you to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetBeans?

i cant say anything bad about it, because it was ok for everything that i needed, but i donk know every features of the program so i dont want to say anything that is not true Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NetBeans:

Its a very interesting IDE when you usually develop in java or php, it is open source and there is a big community supporting the program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetBeans solving and how is that benefiting you?

Developing java, developing php and javascript, without too big hardware resources. I was surprised that all a complete development enviroment was working in my small laptop Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetBeans?

Netbeans is a lightweight and very powerful IDE. Its use is very simple, it also has multiple frameworks and helps when it comes to programming.

It is perfect both to start programming, and for small and even medium-sized companies dedicated to software development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetBeans?

For large projects, NetBeans is very short, since it costs a lot to load the projects and compile them. For this type of case it is better to use Eclipse. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetBeans solving and how is that benefiting you?

With NetBeans I have managed to create projects with different technologies, such as:

- JSP

- JPA

- Hibernate

- Spring

For my work I have been very helpful in getting what I wanted Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetBeans?

Simplicity of use is the primary reason why I have stuck with Netbeans over the past few years.I like how Netbeans help auto-completes my code and suggests to me code snippets. Netbeans integrates with Git and supports most mainstream programming languages, therefore it rarely matters what programming language I code in ,NetBeans is my default software development IDE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetBeans?

Writing Java code with Netbeans consumes a lot of space ,in comparism with alternative development environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetBeans solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Netbeans for software development and to help debug my code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetBeans?

- Free and Opensource

- Fast

- Friendly

- Intelligent

- Support for modern web development tools (composer, npm, etc.)

- Indicating edited code and files based on GIT commits

- Source code history

- Best syntax-highlighting colors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetBeans?

- Violating PSR-2 coding standards

- No modern flat themes

- No method parameter hints (this is something useful as you can find in PHP-Storm)

- No guess for types and return types

- Outdated framework support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetBeans solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have been using Netbeans for many years and I really feel comfortable with it. As an All-In-One IDE for different programming languages, It's normally shouldn't get considered as best in comparison with other IDEs which are designed specifically for a programming language but yet, In case of PHP, I actually find it a complete platform for development. Unfortunately, it has lost attentions nowadays but i'm sure with some small updates to support popular frameworks and 2-3 new features, It really has nothing less than proprietorial products like PHP-Storm and even it's more fast and featured IDE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetBeans?

This was one of my first Java IDEs and I liked it more than other C/C++ IDEs I had been used to before. I like how it's free and well maintained. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetBeans?

It's got a decent learning curve and is not very intuitive to pick up for a newbie. I'm not sure if it even supports Android Development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NetBeans:

There are other better IDEs out there and though this was one of the best of its day, it might not be as relevant anymore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetBeans solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were looking at options for J2EE Development and this was one of the popular choices at the time so we went ahead with it. I liked the interface but it feels lacking in functionalities afforded by other modern IDEs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetBeans?

when it comes to building core Java or Enterprise Java applications, no one can beat netbeans. I have been using Netbeans since quite a long time for Java and I feel it has acquired good features. Especially the inbuilt Glassfish and apache server facility. Also, the export and import is what i feel is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetBeans?

The support for other languages is not that good. Although Java is what I use for coding primarily, for scripting there is not that good support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NetBeans:

If you are a Java developer, you are going to love netbeans Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetBeans solving and how is that benefiting you?

Solving clients solutions in Java using netbeans Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetBeans?

I personally like how easy it was for me to understand how to navigate through the program. Everything I needed was always out in the open and easy to access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetBeans?

I don't like how plain and lackluster the program looks. Instead of only using brackets to determine which parts of code are in which parts of code, each different section should be colored in order to make it more obvious. Also, it would be nice if there were some visuals to look at instead of just seeing plain text everywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetBeans solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was really inefficient with my coding work before, but thanks to netbeans I can work a lot faster since I understand everything and it's pretty easy to get used to. Even though it may go unappreciated, at the end of the day, it is still an easy to understand platform that gives you all of the tools to create a detailed program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.