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Issue # 430 - Mar 09, 2010
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<h1>Project News</h1>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=4834">Join the NetBeans Community Testing Program!</a></h2>
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Our popular community testing programs, NetCAT and NetFIX, are starting again for the release 6.9 release cycle. To help test NetBeans IDE 6.9 development builds, and report bugs and RFEs, sign up for <a href="http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetCAT">NetCAT</a>. Experienced Java developers who enjoy contributing code are encouraged to join the <a href="http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetFIX">NetFIX</a> program. Sign up today!</p>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=4833">NetBeans Platform Training in Belgrade</a></h2>
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Geertjan and Toni are on their way to Belgrade where the local <a href="http://www.netbeans-serbia.org/">NetBeans User Group</a> will be porting <a href="http://netbeans.dzone.com/articles/neuroph-smart-java-apps-neural-1">Neuroph</a> to the NetBeans Platform. They'll be delivering a <a href="http://edu.netbeans.org/courses/nbplatform-certified-training/">NetBeans Platform Certified Training</a> there, making use of the large <a href="http://edu.netbeans.org/contrib/slides/netbeans-platform/">library of NetBeans Platform training slides</a>. Feel free to <a href="http://edu.netbeans.org/courses/nbplatform-certified-training/">contact us for upcoming training info</a>, or use the materials yourself to deliver trainings, either for fun or for profit.</p>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=4835">Free Webinars: Mobile Websites with Netbeans and Netbiscuits</a></h2>
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Netbiscuits is the mobile publishing platform that enables eBay and many other major brands for the mobile Web. To learn more about creating next generation mobile websites with Netbeans and Netbiscuits, register for the upcoming free webinars!</p>
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<h1>Articles</h1>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=4837">Making the Most of the JavaFX Composer</a></h2>
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Learn how to create smart GUIs that connect to data sources and visualize data with image browsers and charts. Try webstartable demos and mobile phone samples, and learn how to create these visually rich applications yourself!</p>
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<h1>Training</h1>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=4830">NetBeans Platform Quick Start Using Maven</a></h2>
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This document is a quick demonstration of how to create a simple NetBeans Platform application. You will use Maven archetypes to create the NetBeans Platform application and module. You will use the Swing UI toolkit and the "Matisse" GUI Builder to create a window component in the module.</p>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=4831">Code Assistance in C/C++ Projects</a></h2>
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Code assistance is a set of IDE features that help you navigate and edit source code: Code completion, search for usages, hyperlinking to declaration, viewing current file structure in the Navigator window, investigating a class inheritance hierarchy, viewing header's include hierarchy, viewing a type hierarchy, and so on. This document shows how to configure code assistance when creating a C/C++ project from existing code.</p>
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<h2><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/newsletter/story.php?id=4836">Over 60 New Hints in the NetBeans IDE 6.9 Java Editor</a></h2>
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Let's set an end to well-known performance traps, immature coding habits, and common (but wrong) assignment issues: NetBeans IDE can detect many "Probable Bugs" and suggest how to fix them. The documentation of what each of these hints means is contained within the same dialog where you specify whether you want to use the hint or not. Check it out!</p>
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