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| <h1>An Interview with Adam Myatt, Author of Pro NetBeans IDE 6 Rich Client Platform Edition</h1> |
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| <span style="font-style: italic;">February 2008</span><br> |
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| Adam Myatt is a speedy writer. <a |
| href="http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590598954">Pro NetBeans IDE 6 |
| Rich Client Platform Edition</a>, the second book in his Pro NetBeans |
| series is due out February 25less than a year after the publication of |
| the inaugural "Pro NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Edition".<br> |
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| Myatt, a systems analyst for General Electric Global Research and a |
| former Eclipse user, began writing Pro NetBeans 6.0 to coincide with |
| the late Fall 2007 release of the retooled NetBeans IDE. (NetBeans IDE |
| 6.0 |
| was released in December 2007.) <br> |
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| In this interview he gives a quick overview of what to expect in his |
| new book.<br> |
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| <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Pro NetBeans |
| IDE 6 Rich Client Platform Edition is available to order from <a |
| href="http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590598954">Apress Books</a>.</span><span |
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| <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Author |
| Adam Myatt</span><br> |
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| <h3>What is new in Pro NetBeans IDE 6.0? Is the older book obsolete?<br> |
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| Quite a bit is new in Pro NetBeans IDE 6. It covers many updated |
| features: debugger, |
| profiler, visual web applications, as well as many of the new features |
| in the NetBeans IDE 6.0local history, Ruby support, and so on. As the |
| rest of the title indicates, there is also a focus on developing rich |
| clients, whether they be Web, Swing, or NetBeans RCP apps. The <a |
| href="http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590597885">Pro NetBeans 5.5</a> |
| book focuses on Java EE 5 and thus is still very much relevant.<br> |
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| <h3>Your assessment of NetBeans IDE 6.0pluses and |
| suggestions?</h3> |
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| I really love the new editor. It significantly improves the overall |
| development experience. I also like the updated profiler and the new |
| local history. What needs work? Well, every tool could always be |
| better. I'm looking forward to the NetBeans IDE 6.1 performance |
| release, not just for the improved performance, but also for the |
| revamped auto comment feature which a number of NetBeans fanatics have |
| been missing, including myself.<br> |
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| <h3>The NetBeans IDE is more than a Java IDE; how much of your book |
| covers working with scripting languages?</h3> |
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| As far as non-Java goes, one of my contributing authors, Brian Leonard |
| of the NetBeans Evangelism team, wrote a chapter on JRuby/Ruby on Rails.<br> |
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| <h3>Geertjan Wielenga, a NetBeans Technical Writer and author of <a |
| href="http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0132354802,00.html">Plugging |
| into the NetBeans Platform</a>, is also a |
| contributor. How did Brian and Geertjan became involved in Pro NetBeans |
| 6? What chapters did they contribute?</h3> |
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| I actually met Geertjan last year at JavaOne. We had several |
| conversations then and via email for several months afterwards. He |
| kindly offered any advice, assistance, or support that I needed as a |
| general NetBeans user. One thing led to another and he came on board to |
| write the last chapter: <span style="font-style: italic;">Developing |
| Rich Client |
| Applications</span>. Brian became involved as a referral through |
| Geertjan and several folks at Sun. I wanted to cover NetBeans 6.0 |
| support for Ruby/JRuby, but it wasn't a topic I knew much about. To do |
| the topic justice I asked around and Brian certainly fit the bill as |
| being qualified. He authored chapter 12: <span |
| style="font-style: italic;">Developing JRuby/Ruby |
| on Rails Applications</span>. <br> |
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| <h3>Is Pro NetBeans 6 beginner-friendly or more suited for those |
| with prior knowledge of the NetBeans IDE?</h3> |
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| I think people who are new to NetBeans will find the book inviting and |
| easy to understand. Experienced NetBeans users will also find lots of |
| tips and features they may have not known. In particular, I think |
| there are several areas of the Debugging and |
| Profiling chapters that are covered that experienced NetBeans |
| users |
| will find enlightening.<br> |
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| <h3>Was there a learning process for you in writing about the NetBeans |
| IDE 6.0?</h3> |
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| Only on a few things. I've been through the IDE's features quite |
| extensively. However, there were areas of the Profiler and the Matisse |
| GUI Builder I wasn't as familiar with as I would have liked. For the |
| Profiler, I had to brush up on profiling external and |
| remote applications. Those features can be a little tricky to figure |
| out. Regarding Matisse, it is a pretty easy tool to use, but I don't do |
| a lot of Swing or GUI development on a regular basis so I needed a |
| refresher. <br> |
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| <h3>Any more book ideas on the horizon? </h3> |
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| None for the moment. I am taking a break to enjoy some free time and to |
| relax. I also want to focus on several open source Java |
| projectsHudson, Checkstyle, and PMDthat I'm passionate about.<br> |
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| href="https://netbeans.org/kb/articles/books.html">Additional Books</a> |
| about Developing with the NetBeans IDE.</span> |
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