1. NetBeans
IDE & Platform

2. Contents
 History of NetBeans
 NetBeans IDE
 NetBeans Platform
 NetBeans Tour
 Applications Tour

3. History of NetBeans
The Journey

4. History of NetBeans
 NetBeans basically stands for Network
JavaBeans.
 NetBeans in 1996.
 A final year student project.
 It was named as “Xelfi” (meaning Delphi for
UNIX).
 Group of 7 who started a college project.
 Initially in C++, later on they switch to Java
1.0.2.
 Started selling it on the internet for

5. The Founder
 Jaroslav Tulachis
one of the 7
founders of the
NetBeans.
 Working with Sun
Microsystems (now
Oracle) as
NetBeans Architect.

6. The NetBeans
 In1997, RomanStanek, a Czech
Entrepreneur founded the Ne tBe ans with the
same college project.
 Presented NetBeans 2.0 Beta successfully @
Java One in 1998.
 In 1999, Sun Microsystems acquire NetBeans.
 From 1999 till date, Sun founded a dedicated
team for NetBeans.

7. NetBeans IDE
The Development

8. NetBeans IDE
 It’s a open source IDE.
 Latest version is NetBeans 7.0
 Following type of applications can be created:
 Desktop applications
 Enterprises applications
 Web applications &
 Mobile applications

9. NetBeans IDE
 Technologies supported:
 C & C++
 Java, J2EE, J2ME, Struts, etc. Java Technologies
 PHP
 JavaScript & CSS
 Groovy
 Ruby on Rails
 NetBeans 6.9 introduces support for JavaFX,
OSGi, PHP Zend framework, etc.

10. NetBeans Platform
The Real Tool

11. NetBeans Platform
 Broad Swing-based framework for large
desktop applications.
 The IDE itself is based on the NetBeans
Platform.
 Platform contains APIs (Application
Programming Interface).
 Handles Windows, Actions, Files, etc.
 Provides Modularity.
 Develop your own plug-in or for NetBeans.
 RCP (Rich Client Platform)

12. Top 10 APIs
 Module System API
 Lookup API
 Window System API
 FileSystems API
 DataSystems API
 Nodes API
 Explorer & Property Sheet API
 Pallete API
 Visual Library API
 Utilities API

13. The Comparison Chart
NetBeans Platform Eclipse RCP
UI Toolkit Standard Swing toolkit SWT
UI Design Free, award winning, Matisse
GUI Builder
Commercial alternatives
Module
System
Standard OSGi module
system or NetBeans-specific
module system
Standard OSGi module system
Build System Out of the box, Maven or Ant Proprietary
JDK Support VisualVM, a NetBeans
Platform application, is in the
JDK, so many JARs from the
NetBeans Platform are in the
JDK too
No equivalent support
Training Free community-based
trainings for non-commercial
organizations
No equivalent support

14. NetBeans Tour
Quick Look

15. Splash Screen

16. NetBeans
IDE

17. Applications Tour
The Snapshot

18. Student App based on NB
Platform

19. Northrop Grumman Agile
Client

20. Tactical Geographical
Information System
(TGIS)

21. Symmetr
y

22. Raytheo
n

23. Boeing Mass
Properties
Toolkit

24. Modular Unix-based
Vulnerability
Estimation
Suite (MUVES)

25. IntelliHo
me

26. Chartsy

27. Thank you……