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Netbeans 6.0 weighs in at a paltry 12MB

Netbeans 6.0 weighs in at a paltry 12MBWoo Hoo!!Netbeans 6 is quite a lot better than Netbeans 5.5, and I find Eclipse way too complex for me to be productive using it... thankfully it's gone gold so now I can start really using it!Netbeans vs. Visual StudioAlthough it's probably a...

Tags: Java development tools, NetBeans 6, Sun NetBeans, NetBeans 6.0

Discussion threads 2007-12-04

Netbeans 6.0 weighs in at a paltry 12MB

Netbeans 6.0 has gone gold. The open source IDE supports C, C++, Ruby, Java, and other languages. New features include a completely revamped code editor, an integrated profiler, and visual designers for web and mobile applications. Installation couldn't be easier. After opening up the Netbeans home page,...

Tags: Sun NetBeans, Netbeans 6.0, Netbeans 6, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2007-12-04

NetBeans 6 will likely use GPLv2

NetBeans 6 will likely use GPLv2Netbeans is a good productI had been using Eclipse for Java development as it allowed me to also work on my older perl scripts.But the more I used Netbeans, the more I liked it. The Swing GUI editor has saved me hours of work....

Tags: Java development tools, Sun NetBeans, GPLv2, NetBeans 6, Swing GUI editor

Discussion threads 2007-08-21

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Will Apple's rumored tablet be an 'iPod touch DX'? It's all about perception

Will Apple's rumored tablet be an 'iPod touch DX'? It's all about perceptionOversized iPod or downsized computer?If the "Apple tablet" is an oversized iPod running the iPhone OS it will fail.Other computer manufacturers are hard at work with their own multi-touch portable computing devices.The difference is that the latter will...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Digital media, Digital music, tablet, Apple Inc., rumored tablet, iPod touch DX, Apple iPod, Apple Tablet, Apple iPod Touch

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

NetBeans 6.5.1 (Mac)

An open source IDE written in the Java programming language. A tools platform into which other tools and functionality can be seamlessly integrated by writing and incorporating modules. An application core which can be used as a generic framework to build any kind of application.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sun NetBeans, Tool, NetBeans/Sun Microsystems, Productivity, Programming Languages, Java Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools

Software downloads 2009-06-04

Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7?

Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7?So there goes the "familiarity" argument.And if people have to change, they may as well make the jump to Linux instead of the jump to Win7.They'll save a lot of time and money that way, and get lots of free support.And they...

Tags: Operating systems, Application servers, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

The netbook blacklash

The netbook blacklashYeah well...[i]It sounds like a netbook won?t work for you. Don?t buy one.[/i]Sound advice of course, but these backlashes aren't really about the gadgets etc, but the hype that surrounds them.RE: The netbook blacklashAgreed. Netbooks work for a lot of people, but not everyone. Buy whatever the heck...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense

IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes senseRE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes senseMs X Yahoo Version 3.0?Exciting!Wow! This sounds like a great combination. I hope it happens.I don't get it.Lots of blathering about open source, but the thing about open source is that...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., potential purchase, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

Netbooks not up to the task? Baloney!

Netbooks not up to the task? Baloney!Get one and try it.It just amazes me sometimes how people will listen to such claims without trying it for themselves. Maybe a netbook isn't up to the task or maybe it is....try it and find out.I've read a guys blog who claims he...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-02-20

JavaFX Q&A

To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...

Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Sun launches JavaFX 1.0

On Thursday Sun released the production version of JavaFX, a new platform for building rich internet applications. Version 1.0 targets web browsers and desktops, but subsequent releases will be available on mobile devices, TVs, and other consumer electronics devices. A mobile emulator is included for developers to preview building mobile...

Tags: Asset, Developer, Web, Mobile, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web Browser, Plug-in, Graphics, Mobile Emulator, JavaFX Development Environment, JavaFX Desktop, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Move over, Ajax. Here comes Microsoft's 'Kojax'

Move over, Ajax. Here comes Microsoft's 'Kojax'is that accurate?[i]using a combination of Visual Studio tools and JavaScript, on Java-based mobile phones.[/i].Is M$ embracing Java?...Or may be it is getting ready to buy Sun at a firesale price.Silverlight Lite ?Could it be Silverlight Lite ?Some possible connectionsLive Mesh / Live Framework,...

Tags: Microsoft Just, Kojax, Microsoft Corp., AJAX, Microsoft Silverlight, Here Come

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

The case for Scala

Programming languages are like screwdrivers for developers. One size does not fit all, so good programmers keep several in their tool belt. The problem is, new languages are coming out all the time and you've only got so much room on your belt and in your schedule to learn them....

Tags: Function, Method, Functional Programming, Language, Scala, Seq, List, Scala System, HQ9+, env:Env, David J. Biesack, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-24

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 1

As I mentioned last week I've started learning more about developing for the Apple iPhone. This week I'll be sharing my experiences during a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. In particular, I'll be pointing out differences between Android and iPhone development. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Android, Interface Builder Program, Programming Languages, C/C++, Development Tools, Telecom & Utilities, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-17

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 1

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 1Development environment requirementsDoes Apple give you the freedom to choose the OS you use to develop for the iPhone? Are you forced to use this Xcode application you wrote about or can you choose your favorite code editor?Does Google give you the freedom to choose...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Java development tools, Operating systems, Linux, Apple Mac OS, OPEN SOURCE, Apple iPhone, Day 1, Eclipse, Apple Xcode

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobs

Sun said Friday that it will lay off 15 percent to 18 percent of its workforce--or 5,000 to 6,000 people--as it restructures amid weak demand, a series of poor quarters and a business model that rallies around open source software. Add it up and Sun is looking...

Tags: Job, Sun Microsystems Inc., Operational Accounting, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is out

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is outTry the torrent instead, Adrian.I am using Shareaza to download the torrent instead of taxing the mirrors even further.Installed the RC of Ubuntu with Wubi.Now I am downloading the image of Kubuntu to test and see if KDE 4 is worth switching to before I...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.10

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game?

Sun Microsystems on Thursday will launch the JavaFX preview release as it aims to round up its bevy of Java developers to be a player in rich Internet applications. The preview release gives designers, web scripters and developers a peek at Sun's tools to make RIAs across...

Tags: Game, Adobe Systems Inc., Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Rich Internet Application, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-30

JavaFX Preview SDK to be released this week

Sun will release a preview version of the JavaFX Software Development Kit later this week, fulfilling a pledge made at JavaOne this year. Joshua Marinacci writes: I'm excited by what we've put together but also exhausted. We've done an incredible amount of work during the last year. Now...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., SDK, Adobe Illustrator, Tool, Joshua Marinacci, Productivity, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-07-29

Learning Curve Journal, Part 4: Accessing a Web Service

This Learning Curve Journal series introduced a number of basic concepts and techniques to help one get started using the JavaFX Script programming language shortened in this series to JavaFX Script. This paper demonstrates how to use JavaFX Script to access a web service. In doing that, it also showed...

Tags: Web, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web Service, Series, Cloud Computing, Web Services, Channel Management, Java, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2008-07-01