Pro NetBeans aims to publish on the NetBeans Java IDE, a market that is now under-represented in the marketplace, unlike the near saturation of Eclipse books. Specifically, this book aims to be first to market on the new NetBeans 5.5 Java IDE, based on the relatively new Java EE 5 platform and J2SE 5. It discusses real life case studies and directly relates the material to topics the reader can quickly understand. The book is intended for Java developers of varying skill who may or may not be familiar with Netbeans IDE or Java IDEs in general. Netbeans IDE is an amazing tool for rapidly developing Java applications.

Pro NetBeans IDE 6 Rich Client Platform Edition is the second Apress book to cover the agile, open source NetBeans IDE platform. The book focuses on the new features of NetBeans 6 as well as what has changed since NetBeans 5.5, empowering you to be a more effective and productive developer.Enables you to click and use any of the Java Swing and other desktop Java graphical user interface (GUI) APIs available in Java SE 6 or prior Covers working with rich client platform features available in NetBeans for building webbased application front ends Shows you the webtier development plug-ins available including JSF, Struts Action Framework 2.0, and JRuby for bringing the Ruby on Rails feature set to Java via NetBeans

For building backend, serverside Java applications, pick up Pro NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Edition, which is based on APIs found in the Java EE 5. What you'll learn Easily install and set up your NetBeans IDE platform environment, and organize your projectsUse the NetBeans source editor, code compiler, refactoring, software development, profiler, collaboration, database, and debugger toolsDevelop your Java Swing application for your desktop from start to finishDeploy your Java Swing or other GUI application using Java Web Start features embedded in NetBeansBuild rich client applications using NetBeans plugin module tools/features from start to finishExtend your NetBeans IDE wish list to building Struts 2 and even JRuby (Ruby on Rails) based Java web application front ends Who this book is for

Intended for Java developers of varying skill who may or may not be familiar with NetBeans IDE or Java IDEs in general.