Netbeans

Vijay Narayanan on January 8th, 2009

Guess what, I received a surprise New Year gift today. All the way from Praha in the Czech Republic. A limited edition NetBeans 10th Anniversary T-shirt from Sun Microsystems! NetBeans turned 10 this past year, and to commemorate this, the folks had conducted the NetBeans Decathlon, in which yours truly was one of the winners. (I [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on October 20th, 2008

If you are a Java developer looking for a powerful IDE that can get you started in no time, you should look no further than NetBeans. Why? NetBeans is free and open-source. A lot of people list preference with open-source software just because it is free. But beyond just the cost, there is a lot [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on October 1st, 2008

Sun Microsystems is planning to introduce an exam for developers who use Netbeans. As is their wont with launching new certifications, they are giving away free beta exams, a passing score on which grants the test-taker the “Sun Certified Specialist – Netbeans IDE” certification. The exam can be given at Prometric testing centers between October [...]

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