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Issue # 481 - Apr 05, 2011
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<h1>Project News</h1>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=6278">Survey: Is NetBeans IDE 7.0 Ready for Release?</a></h2>
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Is NetBeans IDE 7.0 ready for release? If you have already downloaded and tested the <a href="http://download.netbeans.org/netbeans/7.0/rc1">latest Release Candidate build</a>, we would like to know what you think. Take the NetBeans IDE 7.0 Community Acceptance Survey and tell us about your experience! The survey will be opened until April 6th.</p>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=6279">Project Launch: Eidos UML Plugin for NetBeans</a></h2>
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The Eidos UML plugin project, an offshoot of the NetBeans UML plugin, announces its launch. The project aims to redesign the plugin from scratch, and is seeking volunteers.</p>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=6250">Vote for the 18th NetBeans Governance Board!</a></h2>
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Who are the Governance Board nominees and how are they involved in the NetBeans Community? <a href="https://netbeans.org/community/articles/election_profiles.html">Read their profiles</a> and vote your choice! The voting period runs from <b>Monday, March 28 through Monday, April 11</b>. The results and the new board will be announced Tuesday, April 12.</p>
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<h1>Articles</h1>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=6281">Revolutionizing Modeling & Simulation in Engineering with NetBeans</a></h2>
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UK-based company deltatheta aims to revolutionize modeling and simulation in engineering, and bring model-based engineering firmly into the design process. Read about their software tools based on the NetBeans Platform.</p>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=6282">NetBeans Testing Community Gets Tribal</a></h2>
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For NetBeans 7.0, NetCAT, the NetBeans community testing program introduced a new concept of "<a href="http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetCATTribes">Testing Tribes</a>"--groups of participants focused on testing specific functionality areas. Find out how their efforts are making an impact on the quality of the upcoming release.</p>
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<h1>Community</h1>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=6277">Java Spotlight Podcast: Embedded Development with Vinicius Senger</a></h2>
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NetBeans Dream Team member Vinicius Senger discusses embedded development on the Java Spotlight podcast.</p>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=6283">Submit Your RCP App for the 200th NetBeans Platform Screenshot Competition</a></h2>
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Do you use the NetBeans Platform for your development projects? Submit a screenshot of your application to be entered into the 200th NetBeans Platform Screenshot contest!</p>
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<h1>Blogs</h1>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=6276">NB Android Testing Support</a></h2>
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Testing support comes to Radim Kubacki's NetBeans Android plugin. Get a quick summary of the types of testing functionality available, and what else Kubacki has planned.</p>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=6280">Code Igniter 2.0 Debugging with NetBeans 6.9.1</a></h2>
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A quick look at setting up Code Igniter 2.0 and XDebug in the NetBeans IDE.</p>
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