NetBeans Weekly News (Issue #535 - May 01, 2012)
Project News
Available: NetBeans IDE 7.1.2 Get it today: NetBeans IDE 7.1.2 provides Java SE 7u4 Support (the
first Oracle JDK release for Mac OS X), JavaFX 2.1 Support, Ant upgrade
to version 1.8.3, integration of recent patches, and minor performance
improvements.
Available: JDK 7 Update 4
NetBeans Dream Team member Adam Myatt outlines the new update release of JDK 7.
Plugin: EasyPmd 2.8Performs Java code analysis by using PMD and shows the results in the Tasks window.
Articles
Spring to Java EE MigrationRead the recently released 4th part of David Heffelfinger's OTN series explaining how to migrate from the Spring Framework to Java EE.
Game Deck Manager on NetBeansNetBeans Dream Team member Javier Ortiz describes a new game organizer he's creating on NetBeans.
Bug Fix Release of Intermedia System on NetBeansA new release is announced of the Praxis intermedia system, an open-source software project by artist and technologist Neil C Smith.
Blogs
JavaOne IndiaArun Gupta blogs about JavaOne India coming up this week. Be there or be square!
Navigator Integration for ImagesThe upcoming 7.2 release of NetBeans IDE provides a quick view of images in your project, as explained here.
Tutorials
SaaS in PHP: Google Map Service TutorialNetBeans IDE supports Software as a Service (SaaS) applications in PHP. This tutorial uses the Google Map service to demonstrate SaaS PHP support.
Testing a Maven Enterprise ApplicationThis tutorial demonstrates how to test a simple enterprise application using NetBeans IDE and Maven archetypes.
