The fate of the open source NetBeans integrated development environment (IDE) has been in doubt since Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in January. But at least one vendor is continuing to invest in ...
Microchip has migrated its MPLAB integrated development environment (IDE) onto the open-source Java-based NetBeans IDE, allowing it to run on Linux and Mac OS as well as Windows, writes Steve Bush.
The NetBeans IDE is pretty good on its own, but even handier once you start extending it with plugins specific to your needs. In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces ...