Sun released NetBeans 6.7
NetBeans IDE 6.7 offers enhancements for Java, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, Groovy and C/C++, and more. Additional highlights include a self-diagnostic Profiler, and support for SVG Rich Components, remote debugging in Ruby, and the latest version of GlassFish. The release also provides plug-in support for Zembly, a single registry and repository for popular Web APIs.

NetBeans IDE 6.7 is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. There are several community-contributed localization efforts underway to support additional languages.

Feature highlights

Connected Developer Tools

  • Create Kenai-hosted open source projects directly within the IDE
  • Manage your Kenai project and collaborate with like-minded developers
  • File issue tracking reports using both Jira and Bugzilla
 

  Maven

  • Library dependency graph viewer
  • Improved code completion for Maven plugin parameters
  • Support for Java EE, Web Services creation and consumption
  • POM Editor and Navigator enhancements

PHP

  • PHPUnit support
  • Code coverage and Selenium support
  • SQL code completion in the PHP editor

GlassFish

  • Glassfish v3 Prelude instance with pre-configured Derby (Java DB) integration
  • Code completion support for Glassfish v3 Prelude
  • Added Hierarchy to the Tree View in the Services Explorer 

Groovy and Grails

  • Out-of-the-box support for Grails 1.1
  • Code completion
  • Disable browser opening on run and configure platforms to use with Grails projects
  • Invoke Grails command or custom script from context menu item  

Ruby and Rails

  • Remote debugging
  • Improvements to Ruby constants support
  • Run and debug actions for test cases and suites included in context menu
  • Support for Shoulda tests

C/C++

  • DLight profiling tools for C++ projects (with minimal overhead!)
  • Integrated support of popular Qt library and tools
  • More refactorings and code generation in the C/C++ editor
  • Macro expansion view to analyze preprocessor output
 

  Profiler

  • Export profiling data into CSV, HTML and XML file formats
  • HeapWalker supports OQL queries to analyze the contents of the heapdump
 

  Debugger

  • Debugger options to customize debugging process
  • Easy viewing and setup of sources before start of debugging session

Java

  • Hudson services integration for Ant and Maven projects
  • Generated source roots now displayed in the Projects tab
  • Struts library migrated to version 1.3.8  

Java ME / Mobility

  • Bundled with the Java Platform Micro Edition Software Development Kit 3.0
  • Support for the Java Card Platform 3.0
  • Full support for SVG Rich Components in the Visual Mobile Designer
  • Improvements to the SVG Composer

NetBeans Platform

  • Enhancements to Output window, Update Center catalog, and search performance
  • Improved toolbar behavior and declarative MIME type resolvers
  • Ability to change extension of files

Downloads (seperated into six different packs) can be found at http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/

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