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| <h1>Have You Made the Switch to NetBeans?</h1> |
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| <span style="font-style: italic;">“An IDE should work with you, not |
| against you....”</span><br> |
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| It's the type of reaction normally reserved for rock stars by screaming |
| teenage fans, or displayed by ardent soccer aficionados cheering on |
| their favorite teams, but how many IDEs can claim the distinction of |
| compelling developers to want to lose their t-shirts in joy (rather |
| than frustration)? NetBeans can, after <a |
| href="https://netbeans.org/switch/realstories.html">Balmeyer</a>, a |
| French developer |
| recently submitted a testimonial about his experience working with the |
| NetBeans 5.5 IDE. <br> |
| <br> |
| <span style="font-style: italic;">“I just tried NetBeans 5.5 under |
| Linux, plus the Visual Web Pack, and I |
| am breathless. I used Eclipse for a long time, and one day, I was |
| curious and gave NetBeans 5.0 a try, but I still wasn't completely |
| convinced. Until now. NetBeans 5.5 is incredible! I want to tear off my |
| T-shirt in joy!...”</span><br> |
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| Generally, developers prefer to keep their shirts on—we think—but many |
| have been just as effusive as Balmeyer in recounting their experience |
| working with the NetBeans IDE. From Mali to Japan, France to Brazil, |
| the stories have poured in from users who have discovered (or |
| rediscovered) NetBeans and have made the switch from other IDEs.<br> |
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| <span style="font-style: italic;">“...after using JBuilder and Eclipse |
| we definitively switched to |
| NetBeans since it offers for free the most impressive and efficient |
| Java development environment available in 2006 and 2007. With |
| invaluable plug-ins and features like the Matisse GUI design tools and |
| the integrated profile, it outperforms the Java IDE competition |
| today...”</span><br> |
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| Testimonials from working developers, Java instructors and students |
| since the release of NetBeans 5.0 and the upgrade to NetBeans 5.5 have |
| shared a similar theme: enthusiasm for new tools added to the IDE and |
| improvements to previous features. Users have raved about tools such as |
| Matisse GUI builder, the Visual Web Pack and the NetBeans Profiler. |
| They've cited |
| the IDE's ease of installation, its support for J2EE and cross-platform |
| development, access to tutorials and plug-ins, that it saves time and |
| is available at no charge, and more.<br> |
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| The testimonials have also been evenly divided between newcomers to the |
| NetBeans IDE and users who turned to other IDEs after they found older |
| versions of NetBeans lacking. The Eclipse user |
| interested in Enterprise development and who finally struck gold with |
| NetBeans 5.5 after repeated tries with previous versions. The student |
| searching for an IDE for a Java programming class and after an easy |
| installation declared NetBeans his IDE of choice. A developer looking |
| for an IDE that would give him Facelet support. A serial IDE |
| user—Visual Age, Rational Suite, Eclipse and more—converting after |
| discovering NetBeans's Profiler.<br> |
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| Ultimately, these "Switch Stories" bolster what recent <a |
| href="https://netbeans.org/community/articles/infoworld-award.html">reviews |
| and awards</a> have been saying about the NetBeans IDE: that it has |
| become a significant contender in the field of IDEs.<br> |
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| Do you have a switch story to share? <a |
| href="https://netbeans.org/about/contact_form.html?to=2">Tell us |
| about it</a>!<br> |
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| Not sure about making the switch? Here are <a |
| href="https://netbeans.org/switch/why.html">10 reasons</a> why you |
| should.<br> |
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