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<h1>NetBeans IDE 8.1 Information</h1> | |
<p> NetBeans IDE 8.1 provides out-of-the-box code analyzers and | |
editors for working with the latest Java 8 technologies--Java SE | |
8, Java SE Embedded 8, and Java ME Embedded 8. The IDE also has a | |
range of new tools for HTML5/JavaScript, in | |
particular for Node.js, KnockoutJS, and AngularJS; enhancements that further improve its support for | |
Maven and Java EE with PrimeFaces; and improvements to PHP and C/C++ | |
support. <br> | |
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<p>NetBeans IDE 8.1 is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, | |
Japanese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese.<br> | |
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<h2>Get NetBeans IDE 8.1<br> | |
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<p><a href="/downloads/"><span class="download-button">Download</span></a><br> | |
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<h2>Documentation</h2> | |
<p>Use the following to get started with NetBeans IDE 8.1:</p> | |
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<li><a href="install.html">Installation Instructions</a></li> | |
<li><a href="https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/intro-screencasts.html">Screencasts</a> | |
and <a href="https://netbeans.org/kb/index.html">Tutorials</a></li> | |
<li><a href="relnotes.html">Release Notes</a></li> | |
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/netbeans/nb81/netbeans/index.html">NetBeans IDE 8.1 Documentation Library</a></li> | |
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<h2>New Feature Highlights</h2> | |
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Node.js Application Development<br> | |
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<li>New Node.js project wizard</li> | |
<li>New Node.js Express wizard</li> | |
<li>Enhanced JavaScript Editor</li> | |
<li>New support for running Node.js applications</li> | |
<li>New support for debugging Node.js applications</li> | |
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src="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/node_small.png" | |
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href="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/node.png"><i><small>Full | |
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">HTML5/JavaScript Enhancements</span><br> | |
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<li>New support for Gulp</li> | |
<li>New support for Mocha and Selenium</li> | |
<li>New Jade Node Template Engine support</li> | |
<li>New Shadow DOM support via NetBeans Chrome plugin</li> | |
<li>Enhanced support for Grunt</li> | |
<li>Enhancements for AngularJS and KnockoutJS</li> | |
<li>Projects recognized via package.json, bower.json, composer.json</li> | |
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src="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/gulp_small.png" | |
border="1" height="192" width="303"><br> | |
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href="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/gulp.png"><i><small>Full | |
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Java Enhancements</span><br> | |
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<li>Enhanced Code Completion("intellisense")</li> | |
<li>More expressive Navigator shows overridden & implemented methods</li> | |
<li>Enhanced ordering rules in Options window</li> | |
<li>Performance improvements for Java navigation tools: | |
<ul><li>"Go To Type" (Ctrl-O)</li> | |
<li>"Go To File" (Alt-Shift-O)</li> | |
<li>"Go To Symbol" (Ctrl-Alt-Shift-O)</li></ul></li> | |
<li>"Find Usages" can include dependencies (<a href="http://wiki.netbeans.org/FindUsagesDependencies">details</a>)</li> </ul> </td> | |
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src="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/navigator_small.png" | |
border="1" height="255" width="265"><br> | |
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href="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/navigator_small.png"><i><small>Full | |
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Java EE Enhancements</span><br> | |
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<li>Support for remote Oracle WebLogic Server</li> | |
<li>Community contributed support for WildFly 9 and WildFly 10 </li> | |
</ul> </td> | |
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src="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/remotewls_small.png" | |
border="1" height="164" width="303"><br> | |
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href="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/remotewls.png"><i><small>Full | |
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">PHP Enhancements<br> | |
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<li>New support for Phing</li> | |
<li>Enhanced integration with Composer</li> | |
<li>Code coverage added to Nette Tester</li> | |
<li>New Symfony installer integration</li> | |
</ul> </td> | |
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src="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/php_small.png" | |
border="1" height="238" width="300"><br> | |
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href="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/php.png"><i><small>Full | |
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">C/C++ Enhacements<br> | |
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<li>New mixed C++/Java development support </li> | |
<li>Enhancements to New Project Wizard</li> | |
<li>SVN, Git and Mercurial support in Remote mode</li> | |
<li>C++ Editor enhancements</li> | |
<li>New audits, hints and refactorings</li> | |
<li>Reverse engineering (Call Graph) enhancements</li> | |
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src="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/cnd_remote_small.png" | |
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href="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/cnd_remote.png"><i><small>Full | |
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<p><b>Profiler Redesign & Improvements<br> | |
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<li>Redesigned user interface</li> | |
<li>New features: | |
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<li>Live forward and reverse call trees in CPU results</li> | |
<li>Live allocation trees in Memory results</li> | |
<li>Monitoring CPU utilization</li> | |
<li>Thread dumps from profiled application</li> | |
</ul> | |
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<li>Engine improvements: | |
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<li>Faster connection to profiled application</li> | |
<li>Limited outgoing calls from profiled methods</li> | |
<li>Memory profiling for selected classes</li> | |
</ul> | |
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<li>Simplified profiler setup</li> | |
<li>Improved integration into the IDE</li> | |
</ul> </td> | |
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src="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/profiler_small.png" | |
border="1" height="256" width="300"><br> | |
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href="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/profiler.png"><i><small>Full | |
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<p><b>Miscellaneous<br> | |
</b></p> | |
<ul> | |
<li>Enhancements to Git support</li> | |
<li>JRE bundled with the following NetBeans bundles: | |
<ul><li>HTML5/JavaScript</li> | |
<li>PHP</li> | |
<li>C/C++</li></ul> | |
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</ul> </td> | |
<td style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Git" src="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/git_small.png" border="1"><br> | |
<small><a href="../../../images_www/screenshots/8.1/git.png"><i><small>Full | |
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<p><i>See also the <a | |
href="http://wiki.netbeans.org/NewAndNoteworthyNB81">NetBeans | |
IDE 8.1 New and Noteworthy</a> page.</i></p> | |
<p>Visit the <a href="../roadmap.html">NetBeans Release Roadmap</a>.</p> | |
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