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| <h1>NetBeans in 2006: A Year in Review</h1> |
| <h4> |
| <h4>2006 was a productive year for NetBeans. It was a year of major |
| releases and debuts. NetBeans traveled around the world and picked up a few |
| new languages. Partnerships were formed; community involvement and |
| outreach expanded. A book was published and a birthday celebrated. |
| And amid all the activity, NetBeans acquired a new image. Join us |
| for a look back at highlights from a year of achievements.</h4> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--JANUARY--> |
| <h2>January</h2> |
| <h4>NetBeans Podcasts</h4> |
| Evangelist Roman Strobl launches the <a |
| href="http://blogs.sun.com/roumen/category/Podcasts">NetBeans |
| Podcasts</a>. In the first episode, he talks about the |
| NetBeans ìLook and Feelî competition, using Matisse in NetBeans |
| Platform, and the upcoming NetBeans WorldTour. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <img alt="NetBeans Evandalists" |
| src="../../images_www/articles/yearinreview06/nb-evandalists.gif" |
| style="width: 74px; height: 75px;" align="left"> |
| <h4>NetBeans Evandalists</h4> |
| ìThey are cool. They are witty. Spreading Java technology is |
| their |
| mission. NetBeans is their IDE.î <br> |
| Ruth Kusterer introduces the world to |
| the animated quirks of the <a |
| href="http://blogs.sun.com/seapegasus/page/Evandalists">NetBeans |
| Evandalists</a>. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--FEBRUARY--> |
| <h2>February</h2> |
| <h4>Bring on the Releases: NetBeans 5.0<br> |
| </h4> |
| The first group in a slate of releases scheduled for 2006 are made |
| available: the NetBeans IDE 5.0, NetBeans Platform 5.0, NetBeans |
| Mobility Pack 5.0 and NetBeans Profiler 5.0. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--MARCH--> |
| <h2>March</h2> |
| <img alt="Blue Jay" src="http://edu.netbeans.org/bluej/splash.png" |
| style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" align="left"><br> |
| <h4>NetBeans IDE Blue J Edition</h4> |
| Sun Microsystems and the University of Kent collaborate to groom the |
| next generation of professinal developersóthey announce the <a |
| href="http://edu.netbeans.org/bluej/">NetBeans IDE/BlueJ Edition</a>. |
| The new edition offers a seamless migration path for students |
| transitioning from educational tools to a full-featured, professional |
| IDE. The NetBeans IDE-BlueJ edition is later released in July. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <h4>NetBeans IDE 5.0 Localizations</h4> |
| The NetBeans 5.0 release becomes available in <a |
| href="../releases/50/relnotes_zh_CN.html">Simplified |
| Chinese</a> and |
| <a href="../releases/50/relnotes_ja.html">Japanese</a>. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--APRIL--> |
| <h2>April</h2> |
| <h4>Enterprise Development Tool Project Open-sourced</h4> |
| Sun Microsystem announces plans to open-source major elements of the Sun |
| Java Studio Enterprise as a project on NetBeans.org. The new project will be |
| released as the NetBeans Enterprise Pack. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <h4>NetBeans Community |
| Chat</h4> |
| NetBeans writers, evangelists and enthusiasts congregate online for the |
| first ever <a |
| href="http://qa.netbeans.org/chats/chat_1/transcript.html">NetBeans |
| community chat</a>!<br> |
| <a |
| href="http://qa.netbeans.org/chats/chat_1/chat_1.png" border="0px" target="_top"> |
| <img alt="Screen shot of Chat Transcript" |
| src="http://qa.netbeans.org/chats/chat_1/chat_1_small.png" |
| style="width: 156px; height: 87px; border: 0px;" align="left"></a><br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--MAY--> |
| <h2>May</h2> |
| <img alt="NetBeans Day San Francisco" |
| src="../../images_www/articles/worldtour/NB_250px.gif" |
| style="width: 250px; height: 75px;" align="left"> |
| <h4>NetBeans Day & JavaOne in San Francisco</h4> |
| <a |
| href="javaone/2006/nb-day.html">NetBeans |
| Day</a> in San Francisco gets bigger and better as over 800 developers |
| squeeze into the halls of the Argent Hotel. <a |
| href="http://weblogs.java.net/blog/gsporar/archive/2006/05/netbeans_day_sa.html">NetBeans |
| experts</a> provide demos of the 5.0 IDE and the 5.5 Beta version. |
| NetBeans |
| Day San Francisco also marks the completion of the 2005 NetBeans |
| World Tour which started in Beijing in September. Watch the <a |
| href="http://blogs.sun.com/roumen/entry/netbeans_worldtour_movie">recap</a>!<br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <img alt="NB Field Guide" |
| src="../../images_www/articles/field-guide-2nd-ed.png" |
| style="width: 93px; height: 121px;" align="left"> |
| <h4>NetBeans IDE Field |
| Guide, 2nd Edition</h4> |
| The <a href="http://www.techbookreport.com/tbr0254.html">reviews</a> |
| are in and the verdict for the second edition of the <a |
| href="../../kb/articles/books.html">NetBeans |
| IDE Field Guide</a>? ìÖhighly |
| recommended.î And readers and NetBeans fans agree. 400 |
| copies are distributed at JavaOne, and the Field Guide still ranks near |
| the top of the <a |
| href="http://weblogs.java.net/blog/bleonard/archive/2006/05/netbeans_a_best_1.html">bestsellersí |
| list</a> at the conference. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <img alt="Ramon Ramos" |
| src="../../images_www/articles/yearinreview06/ramon-ramos.png" |
| style="width: 77px; height: 83px;" align="left"><h4>NetBeans Community |
| Awards Winners</h4> |
| They evangelize, blog, contribute code and bug fixes, build modules, |
| write articles, localize, and so much more. They are ìThe |
| Most Dedicated NetBeans Community Membersî. And the winners, as decided |
| by their fellow community members, are: Ramon Ramos (pictured), Wade |
| Chandler, David Strupl, and Tom Wheeler. They receive new Ultra 20 |
| workstations and certificates signed by Java celebrities. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <a |
| href="../../images_www/mag-01-frontpage.jpg" border="0px" target="_top"> |
| <img alt="NetBeans Magazine" |
| src="../../images_www/articles/yearinreview06/nb-mag1.jpg" |
| style="width: 78px; height: 97px; border: 0px;" align="left"></a> |
| <h4>NetBeans Magazine |
| Debut</h4> |
| NetBeans launches the <a |
| href="../magazine/issue1.html">NetBeans |
| Magazine</a>óa handy resource filled with information for beginning and |
| seasoned programmers. The first issue showcases a wide selection of IDE |
| and extension features, from desktop and web development to plug-in |
| module creation. A second issue is published in <a |
| href="../magazine/">November</a>. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <h4>NetBeans 5.5 Beta Released<br> |
| </h4> |
| The NetBeans IDE 5.5 Beta is made available. The release also includes |
| the Mobility Pack 5.5 Beta, Enterprise Pack 5.5 Early Access, and |
| NetBeans Profiler 5.5 Beta. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--JUNE--> |
| <h2>June</h2> |
| <a href="https://netbeans.org/kb/articles/field_guide/NBFieldGuide_Interview.html" border="0px" target="_top"> |
| <img alt="NetBeans TV, Patrick Keegan" |
| src="../../images_www/articles/yearinreview06/nb-television.png" |
| style="width: 119px; height: 89px; border: 0px;" align="left"></a> |
| <h4>NetBeans TV!</h4> |
| Another first for NetBeans: Itís NetBeans TV! In the <a |
| href="../../kb/articles/NBFieldGuide.html">pilot |
| episode</a>, NetBeans Field Guide author Patrick Keegan sits down with |
| evangelist Roman Strobl to discuss the recently published second |
| edition and the IDE. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--JULY--> |
| <h2>July</h2> |
| <h4>NetBeans 6.0 Milestone 1 Build</h4> |
| NetBeans announces the release of the first milestone build for |
| NetBeans IDE 6.0 and NetBeans Profiler 6.0. The build provides a fuller |
| set of features, more stabilization time for new features introduced in |
| the trunk, and more time for community feedback. More <a |
| href="http://wiki.netbeans.org/wiki/view/NewAndNoteWorthy">milestones</a> |
| are released later in the year. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--AUGUST--> |
| <h2>August</h2> |
| <h4>NetBeans Mobility Pack Open-sourced</h4> |
| <a href="http://mobility.netbeans.org/">NetBeans Mobility Pack</a> |
| opens its code to the community. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <a |
| href="../../images_www/articles/yearinreview06/nb-german-mag-big.jpg" border="0px" target="_top"> |
| <img alt="NetBeans on Java Magazin Cover" |
| src="../../images_www/articles/yearinreview06/nb-german-mag.jpg" |
| style="width: 91px; height: 115px; border: 0px;" align="left"></a> |
| <h4>NetBeans on <i>Java Magazin </i>Cover<i><br> |
| </i></h4> |
| <span style="font-style: italic;">Wie gut ist Dein Deutsch?</span> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| NetBeans makes the cover of the August issue of the German-language <i><a |
| href="http://javamagazin.de/itr/ausgaben/psecom,id,319,nodeid,20.html">Java |
| Magazin</a></i>. <br> |
| The issue features interviews with NetBeans director |
| Jan Chalupa and evangelist Tim Boudreau. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <h4>NetBeans 5.0 Localization Continues</h4> |
| NetBeans 5.0 is released in two more languages: Russian and Korean, |
| adding to the versions of the IDE available in English, Japanese, and |
| Simplified Chinese. The Russian version is contributed solely by Maxym |
| Mykhalchuk, one of the founders of the <a |
| href="http://nblocalization.netbeans.org//">NetBeans Translation |
| Project</a>. <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--SEPTEMBER--> |
| <h2>September</h2> |
| <h4>NetBeans WorldTour 2006 - 2007</h4> |
| <img alt="World Tour" |
| src="../../images_www/collateral/worldtour-0607/logos/100x60.png" |
| style="width: 100px; height: 60px;" align="left">14 cities (and growingÖ), and all the NetBeans you want. |
| The NetBeans WorldTour returns for a new season and the first stop is in Seattle, Washington. The WorldTour |
| 2006 is |
| organized around Sun Tech Days; NetBeans fans get the latest about |
| NetBeans and also about Sun Microsystems. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <h4>NetBeans Wins JDJ Editors' Choice Award</h4> |
| Editors at <i><a href="http://java.sys-con.com/read/260074.htm">Java |
| Developer's Journal</a></i> are asked to nominate three products that |
| have had a major impact on the Java community. Contributing Editor |
| Jason Bell writes of the NetBeans 5.0 IDE: <i>"ÖI've now become a |
| convert. Ö"</i> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--OCTOBER--> |
| <h2>October</h2> |
| <h4>NetBeans Turns Eight!</h4> |
| <img alt="NetBeans Birthday Logo" |
| src="../../images_www/articles/birthday-logo.gif" |
| style="width: 146px; height: 53px;" align="left"><br> |
| On <a href="birthday.html">October |
| 26, 1998</a>, a start-up company in the Czech Republic launched |
| NetBeans |
| Developer 2.0, and the world, not to mention an American tech giant |
| called Sun Microsystems took notice. Java and the IDE world have not |
| been the same ever since. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <h4>NetBeans 5.5 and the Packs</h4> |
| NetBeans announces the release of <a |
| href="../../features/">NetBeans IDE 5.5</a>. But the |
| new version of the IDE comes with extra features |
| in the form of five add-ons: |
| the Mobility Pack, Profiler, Enterprise Pack, C/C++ Pack (Beta 3) |
| and Visual Web Pack (Technology Preview). |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <h4>NetBeans.org Redesigned</h4> |
| The <a href="https://netbeans.org/">NetBeans.org</a> website |
| gets a makeover. The cleaner and friendlier look allows users to easily |
| find and download code and releases, search for tutorials, NetBeans |
| news and all the info they need. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <h4>NetBeans Strategic Partner Program</h4> |
| <img alt="Strategic Partner Program" |
| src="../../images_www/partners/nb_sp_100px.png" |
| style="width: 100px; height: 34px;" align="left"> |
| We love to know what other companies are doing with NetBeans products. |
| The <a href="../partners/">NetBeans |
| Strategic Partner Program</a> is launched to recognize companies that |
| are building |
| add-ons for the NetBeans platform and recommending NetBeans to their |
| developer communities. Strategic partners include <a |
| href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=3435361">Amazon</a>, |
| <a href="http://www.jboss.com/products/jbossnetbeans">JBoss</a>, <a |
| href="http://www.collab.net">Collabnet</a>, <a |
| href="http://sprint.com">Sprint</a><!--http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=880--> |
| and more. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <h4>NetBeans User Group in Munich</h4> |
| The very first <a |
| href="http://blogs.sun.com/geertjan/entry/impressions_from_the_netbeans_user">NetBeans |
| User Group</a> (NUG) meeting is held in Munich, Germany. NetBeans |
| experts and NetBeans users gather to exchange knowledge and get |
| feedback about the IDE. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--NOVEMBER--> |
| <h2>November</h2> |
| <h4>Java Open-sourced</h4> |
| Sun's Java Development Kit (JDK) is <a |
| href="http://nb-openjdk.netbeans.org/">open-sourced</a>. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <h4>Wanted: NetBeans Dream Team</h4> |
| There are NetBeans users and then there are NETBEANS USERS. They blog |
| frequently about NetBeans, |
| write apps and plug-ins, answer questions on mailing lists, help with |
| localization, attend NetBeans events, suggest creative |
| ways to promote NetBeans, and much more. How difficult |
| would it be to find a group of users like these? Not very. The selected |
| members will be announced |
| in January 2007. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <!--DECEMBER--> |
| <h2>December</h2> |
| <h4>NetBeans 5.5 Multilingual Release<br> |
| </h4> |
| The push to make NetBeans a multi-language platform continues with |
| the release of the <a |
| href="http://services.netbeans.org/downloads/index.php?rs">NetBeans |
| 5.5 Multilingual</a> in Japanese, |
| Simplified Chinese, and for the very first time, Brazilian Portuguese, |
| a version localized by the <a |
| href="brazil55-release.html"> |
| Brazilian developer community</a>. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <img alt="Visual Web Pack" |
| src="../../images_www/v5/product-icons/50/visualweb_35.gif" |
| style="width: 25px; height: 25px;" align="left"><h4>NetBeans Visual Web |
| Pack 5.5<br> |
| </h4> |
| <img alt="C/C++" |
| src="../../images_www/v5/product-icons/50/cplus_35.gif" |
| style="width: 25px; height: 25px;" align="left"><h4>NetBeans C/C++ |
| Development |
| Pack |
| 5.5</h4> |
| <br> |
| The NetBeans <a href="../../features/web/web-app.html">Visual |
| Web |
| Pack</a> and the NetBeans <a |
| href="../../features/cpp/index.html">C/C++ |
| Development Pack</a> are released as add-ons to the NetBeans IDE. |
| Visual Web Pack allows users to rapidly and |
| visually build standards-based web applications, and the C/C++ |
| Development |
| Pack provides support for C/C++ project types. |
| <br> |
| <br> |
| <a |
| href="../../images_www/articles/yearinreview06/bruno-souza-big.jpg" border="0px" target="_top"> |
| <img alt="Bruno Souza" |
| src="../../images_www/articles/yearinreview06/bruno-souza.jpg" |
| style="width: 114px; height: 84px; border: 0px;" align="left"></a> |
| <h4>New NetBeans Community Manager</h4> |
| Remember the guy at JavaOne walking around with a Brazilian flag |
| draped around his shoulders? We hire him. His Brazilian heritage is |
| not the |
| only thing <a |
| href="http://blogs.sun.com/roumen/entry/netbeans_podcast_%2319_-_interview">Bruno |
| Souza</a> enjoys publicizing; he does equally well talking of his |
| passion for Java, |
| which he has done since 1995. He brings his evangelizing |
| talents to NetBeans as the new community manager. |
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