A new and latest version of NetBeans (7.3) gets the HTML support that allows Java developers to create dynamic and rich web and mobile applications. NetBean 7.3 loaded with lots of new and innovative features to support and improve the development procedure that allow developers to get wonderful experience. Users can use this latest technology to develop such web applications, which easily support responsive web design patterns for both desktop as well as mobile platforms.
As we all know, NetBeans is an integrated development environment (IDE) that primarily gearedwith Java programming; however, it also support with other languages like C/C++, PHP and now finally with HTML5. With such improvement, developers can expect to get out-of-the-box web and mobile development experience with innovative technologies. Users can also experience high-quality web and mobile development along with Chrome integration, a completely overhauled JavaScript editor, a live web page inspector, a new JavaScript debugger and many more.
According to the news, NetBeans IDE 7.3 is also going to continue its support with Java Platform, GlassFish Server, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and more. Enhancing the support feature with the Java platform, the application platform framework offers some new features like new hints, refactoring in the editor, FXML layout files in javaFX projects by enhancing the support for editing.
The new NetBeans IDE 7.3 also offers accelerated HTML5 web application development that you can experience while creating a HTML5 project. For handling your HTML5 projects, you are allowed to select online template from entire list of online templates. At the time of developing project that based on a website template, the files and libraries as well as the structure of your project are considered by the template. Once the developer set up it, there are many features like live preview of web pages, debugging abilities, editor support and more help to develop, test, debugging their HTML5 applications.
A CEO and IDE solutions, Mark Stephens said “NetBeans IDE has been an essential tool in delivering our innovative PDF / HTML5 solutions to our customers on time.” He added “It has provided us with a stable, single robust and fully-featured development and testing platform for working with Java desktop, web and server technologies. In NetBeans 7.3, we are looking forward to the integrated HTML5 / JavaScript editing, viewing, and debugging, the addition of the Nashorn JavaScript engine, and the integration with the latest GlassFish Server releases.”
According to Nicolas Eysseric, Vice President Engineering, Silverpeas, said “As long-term users of NetBeans IDE, we recently started the process of migrating to the new Java EE specifications with RESTful Web Services and an HTML5 frontend. He also added in his statement “With NetBeans IDE 7.3 and its HTML5 tools, our backend Java engineers and frontend web designers will all be able to use the same IDE which will simplify and speed up our development processes. Finally, the whole team will ‘speak’ the same IDE.”
Check-out new and latest features of NetBeans 7.3 that allow developers to enjoy hassle-free development of web and mobile applications:
Responsive Web Design Capability:
A new version of NetBeans IDE supports with the responsive web design patterns by allowing developers to select different form factors for their web page. Developers are also able to choose from various preset form factors like smart-phones, desktops and more.
Cross Browser Obedience:
It is most important for developers that their developed application easily access in different browsers. Now, NetBeans IDE 7.3 comes with inline documentation that informs developers about the browser support for specify code build.
Improved JavaScript Support:
In this new NetBeans 7.3, a support for JavaScript has been improved. Now, it supports with different functionalities that include specific syntax coloring, jQuery code completion, JSON and more. It also allows developers to control the formatting options for the JavaScript language.
Live Preview of Web Page:
Many professional developers also admit it that it is completely best as compare to WYSIWYG. Developers can get a smooth connection between their code and the page design as the deep integration with Chrome and the internal browser both are based on Webkit. By using webkit api’s, developers can continue to get complete visibility and control of the code in the IDE.
Equipped with these new and innovative features, NetBeans IDE 7.3 is obtainable in Japanese, English, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese and Chinese.
Apart from this, you can also find one another interesting news related to HTML5, which is Netflix announced Google and Microsoft looking to add DRM for HTML5.
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