NetBeans IDE 8.0 provides out-of-the-box code analyzers and editors for working with the latest Java 8 technologies--Java SE 8, Java SE Embedded 8, and Java ME Embedded 8. The IDE also has a range of new enhancements that further improve its support for Maven and Java EE with PrimeFaces; new tools for HTML5, in particular for AngularJS; and improvements to PHP and C/C++ support.
NetBeans IDE 8.0 provides out-of-the-box code analyzers and editors for working with the latest Java 8 technologies--Java SE 8, Java SE Embedded 8, and Java ME Embedded 8. The IDE also has a range of new enhancements that further improve its support for Maven and Java EE with PrimeFaces; new tools for HTML5, in particular for AngularJS; and improvements to PHP and C/C++ support.
New Feature Highlights:
Java
- JDK 8 support: tools and editor enhancements for working with Profiles, Lambdas, and Streams.
- Java SE Embedded support to deploy, run, debug or profile Java SE applications on an embedded device, such as Raspberry PI, directly from the NetBeans IDE.
- Java ME Embedded 8 support.
- Several Java Editor enhancements, such as many new Java hints, Javadoc shown as tooltip, instant rename enhancements, and code completion exclusions.
- Improved integration with JavaFX Scene Builder.
Java EE
- New PrimeFaces code generators, to generate complete PrimeFaces skeleton CRUD applications with connection to databases.
- Tomcat 8.0 and TomEE support, including out-of-box JPA, JSF and JAXRS configuration and data sources.
- Facelets Template Client wizard asks for sections to generate.
- Code completion for template sections, and within JSF composite components.
- Enhanced CDI integration in beans.xml file, with code completion for alternative classes and stereotypes.
- More flexibility for JPA hints, which can be disabled, enabled, and warning level changed.
Maven
- New Maven graph layout switcher.
- Navigator shows POM goals.
- Additional web resources shown in Projects window.
- Improved Maven performance when re-running Web applications.
- Improved Maven performance of "Apply Code Changes" while debugging.
JavaScript
- AngularJS navigation via hyperlinking from view to controllers.
- Many enhancements for AngularJS in code completion between artifacts, such as code completion in the view to properties defined in controllers.
- Code completion support in Knockout templates.
- New editor support for creating JQuery widgets and plugins.
- Debugging of JavaScript code executed in Nashorn (JDK 8+) script engine is supported.
HTML5
- Android 4.4 WebKit debugging supported for Cordova 3.3+.
- New Karma test runner support.
- New Grunt build support.
- Avatar.js is available in the Plugin Manager, via Tools | Plugins. After installation, you're able to create Avatar.js projects.
PHP
- Support for PHP 5.5.
- New support for Nette tester.
- New support for PHP CS Fixer.
- Enhancements for Twig, Latte, and Neon.
- Composer supported by New Project Wizard.
C/C++
- New Breadcrumbs feature for navigation in editor.
- New GDB Console to enable usage of command line GDB mode.
- New hints and code completions.
- Improved remote performance.
Platform
- Enhanced flexibility in the Window System, such as split of editor via drag and drop, and a new API to customize editor tabs.
- New design of user interface for managing Project Groups.
- Files in folders can be sorted by extension.
Miscellaneous
- Profiler enhancements: Profile on embedded platforms, show thread owning monitor for lock contention, and improved Threads view.
- Versioning enhancements: Support for Subversion 1.8 working copies, various enhancements to Git and Mercurial support.
- Task Schedule and other new features in Tasks window for bug tracking.
Official Website: http://netbeans.org/
Official Release informations: https://netbeans.org/community/releases/80/
Release Date: 18.03.2014
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