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NetBeans is an open-source IDE that can be used to develop for a variety of target platforms and languages.

A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. All the tools needed to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java platform, as well as with C/C++, PHP, JavaScript and Groovy.

Taken from http://netbeans.org/features/index.html

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If my IDE is so smart, why do I need to cast "clone()"?

My IDE (NetBeans) type checks my Collections while I am typing code. But then, why do I have to cast the returned object of Object.clone()? Which is fine. No harm no foul. But still, I don't understand. Is type checking, without casting, the…
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IDE Signatures & Identifying IDE Software

I'm trying to decide whether to change IDEs as I've read promising things about both NetBeans and IntelliJ, but I have two interrelated (perhaps dumb) questions: Is there any difference in the final application produced by all 3 IDE's, assuming…
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Is it possible to have an effective VIM environment for both C++ and Python?

I have recently moved to a VIM environment for Python development. I learned the setup from John Anderson's outstanding web page on the subject. I am about to try and set up another VIM environment for C++. Is this even possible to do…
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Organizing code in a 2 man team

I've been working with a buddy of mine on a school project. We forecast it'll take ~2 months, so it isn't a small scale project at all. Communication and splitting the work effectively has been a NIGHTMARE though. He doesn't have a phone, which…
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Improving the Java development workflow

I will like to assist my group standardize to a reproducable Java tooling environment that aligns with some good practices to improve on our workflow. We are predominantly a .NET shop that has been doing quite a bit of Java development recently and…
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How to debug through a swing based application effectively

I am trying to understand how a radio button is created in a Dynamic field by reading from an XML using Netbeans 7.0. I know the radio button is created because of the XML being read from database, but I cannot see how the radio button is…
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What directories and files should I push to my Git repository from local?

I have been using Netbeans to practice JDBC coding. Netbeans projects create multiple sub-directories (/build, /lib, /src...). Should I add and commit all of these directories and files or should I only choose the java code located in /src? I am new…
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Modular application - dependency as separate module?

I have a modular application written in Java based on NetBeans Modules (those details probably aren't so important :-) ) and I'd like to add another module written in Clojure language. Clojure programs need to have the clojure library accessible. Is…
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How do remote interfaces work with JavaEE and glassfish?

I would like to know what is going on "under the hood" if I use remote interfaces in JavaEE. In the project I use a stateless enterprise bean that implements a remote interface. And I can call methods in this remote interface from a client (it all…
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Advantages of Scala vs. Groovy with JAVA EE 6 Applications

Please let me first emphasize that I am not looking for flame wars. I just want advice from people who have real experiences. I started learning JAVA EE 6 as real newbie and am having a difficult time choosing what tools to use. The first question I…
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Is it worth it to follow code conventions of Netbeans?

I am always not able to follow Netbeans default coding conventions like the following Function should be N lines only Method Length is N Lines (M allowed) Warning: Do not Access Superglobal $_POST Array Directly // Using this $username =…
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Java platform vs Source/Binary format settings in Netbeans

I've just wanted to get to know what these particular settings really do: Project Properties -> Libraries -> Java Platform Project Properties -> Sources -> Source/Binary Format After a little bit of googling I know, that: [1] By choosing a Java…
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Is there any use for layout managers beyond Java?

I am a beginning programmer and I was recently working on some primitive GUI apps in Java. That's where I encountered different layout managers. I browsed the web and it says that for advanced GUI creation there are NetBeans and Qt and a lot of…
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Strategy with using SVN to switch between test and production server. (with maintaining configuration files)

I would like to know your opinion about my setup right now, how I do things with SVN and if you could find some better solution for me. I'd appreciate it very much if someone could come up with some better solutions for my problems. I would like to…
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Which past version of Netbeans IDE that has lightness almost equal or better than Eclipse Indigo?

Currently, I'm a long Eclipse user because my past and current companies always deal with eclipse. Recently I met some example java codes created using netbeans. I downloaded and tried Netbeans 7.x and 6.9.x, but they're more heavier and eating…
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