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 <h1>NetBeans To Take on Rival IDEs at JUG Cologne Shootout<br>
 </h1>
 <span style="font-style: italic;">June 28, 2007</span><br>
 <br>
 <br>
 The rules are simple: Get on stage and give a 30-minute presentation.
 If a rival makes an unwanted remark, feel free—but at your own risk—to
 use your laptop as a projectile object.<br>
 <br>
 Welcome to <a
  href="http://huettermann.net/media/JUGC-IDE-Bashing-03-07-07">JUG
 Cologne's IDE Shootout</a> where four top IDEs—NetBeans, Oracle,
 Eclipse and JetBrains—are set to face off on July 3rd. The event will
 be held at the University of Cologne (Germany), with NetBeans
 Evangelist <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/roumen/">Roman Strobl</a>
 representing the NetBeans IDE!<br>
 <br>
 The shootout is the first-ever multiple IDE session for <a
  href="http://jugcologne.org/">JUG Cologne</a>. <br>
 <br>
 According to JUG leader and event moderator Michael Hutterman, the idea
 of an IDE face-off occurred to him when he considered re-inviting
 JetBrains, a past JUG Cologne guest, to give another presentation.<br>
 <br>
 “In the past, I had one dedicated JetBrains IDEA event that was a big
 success and I wanted to re-invite them once again,” Hutterman said.
 “Because I know NetBeans has great community support here I thought of
 inviting NetBeans as well. But then what's an IDE Shootout without
 Eclipse? Then a JUG member asked about Oracle....”<br>
 <br>
 NetBeans Evangelist Roman Strobl said he immediately agreed to
 participate when asked, citing the shootout as a unique event to
 showcase
 NetBeans's new features to the developer community in Cologne and to
 put other IDEs on alert.<br>
 <br>
 “I thought it would be fun to have four different IDE vendors on
 stage,” Strobl said. “NetBeans has been improving significantly over
 the past several years, and we now have some interesting features that
 are absent in the other IDEs. So I think I might surprise some of the
 developers with how far NetBeans has come, especially with the 6.0
 release."<br>
 <br>
 The shootout panelists each get 30 minutes to make the case
 for their IDE. At the end of all segments, the panel and the audience
 will have an hour-long open discussion. Shootouts
 normally end with a publicly declared winner; at the end of the Cologne
 event however, no winner will be announced. Instead,
 developers will be left to conclude on their own about which IDE has
 made the strongest impact or best
 suits their needs.<br>
 <br>
 “The shootout's goal is not to blame any one IDE, but to bring them to
 the community in Cologne and the whole Rhine area,” Hutterman
 explained, adding that Cologne was a major IT city with a vibrant
 developer
 community hungry for more unique events such as shootouts,
 which were a welcome departure from larger, multi-day conferences.<br>
 <br>
 Strobl approved of the shootout's alternative approach: “There's
 obviously no clear winner in terms of functionality. Developers
 should learn about what are the strong and weak parts of each IDE." But
 he said he was looking forward to audience feedback during the open
 discussion segment set to follow the individual
 presentations.<br>
 <br>
 And about those flying laptops? Although Hutterman said violence was
 not expected, he conceded that it was a
 possibility—with the right lightweight notebook.<br>
 <h3><br>
 </h3>
 <h5>For More Information:</h5>
 <br>
 <a href="http://jugcologne.org/">JUG Cologne</a><br>
 <br>
 <a href="http://huettermann.net/media/JUGC-IDE-Bashing-03-07-07">IDE
 Shootout Poster</a><br>
 <br>
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	<h1>NetBeans To Take on Rival IDEs at JUG Cologne Shootout<br>
	</h1>
	<span style="font-style: italic;">June 28, 2007</span><br>
	<br>
	<br>
	The rules are simple: Get on stage and give a 30-minute presentation.
	If a rival makes an unwanted remark, feel free—but at your own risk—to
	use your laptop as a projectile object.<br>
	<br>
	Welcome to <a
	href="http://huettermann.net/media/JUGC-IDE-Bashing-03-07-07">JUG
	Cologne's IDE Shootout</a> where four top IDEs—NetBeans, Oracle,
	Eclipse and JetBrains—are set to face off on July 3rd. The event will
	be held at the University of Cologne (Germany), with NetBeans
	Evangelist <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/roumen/">Roman Strobl</a>
	representing the NetBeans IDE!<br>
	<br>
	The shootout is the first-ever multiple IDE session for <a
	href="http://jugcologne.org/">JUG Cologne</a>. <br>
	<br>
	According to JUG leader and event moderator Michael Hutterman, the idea
	of an IDE face-off occurred to him when he considered re-inviting
	JetBrains, a past JUG Cologne guest, to give another presentation.<br>
	<br>
	“In the past, I had one dedicated JetBrains IDEA event that was a big
	success and I wanted to re-invite them once again,” Hutterman said.
	“Because I know NetBeans has great community support here I thought of
	inviting NetBeans as well. But then what's an IDE Shootout without
	Eclipse? Then a JUG member asked about Oracle....”<br>
	<br>
	NetBeans Evangelist Roman Strobl said he immediately agreed to
	participate when asked, citing the shootout as a unique event to
	showcase
	NetBeans's new features to the developer community in Cologne and to
	put other IDEs on alert.<br>
	<br>
	“I thought it would be fun to have four different IDE vendors on
	stage,” Strobl said. “NetBeans has been improving significantly over
	the past several years, and we now have some interesting features that
	are absent in the other IDEs. So I think I might surprise some of the
	developers with how far NetBeans has come, especially with the 6.0
	release."<br>
	<br>
	The shootout panelists each get 30 minutes to make the case
	for their IDE. At the end of all segments, the panel and the audience
	will have an hour-long open discussion. Shootouts
	normally end with a publicly declared winner; at the end of the Cologne
	event however, no winner will be announced. Instead,
	developers will be left to conclude on their own about which IDE has
	made the strongest impact or best
	suits their needs.<br>
	<br>
	“The shootout's goal is not to blame any one IDE, but to bring them to
	the community in Cologne and the whole Rhine area,” Hutterman
	explained, adding that Cologne was a major IT city with a vibrant
	developer
	community hungry for more unique events such as shootouts,
	which were a welcome departure from larger, multi-day conferences.<br>
	<br>
	Strobl approved of the shootout's alternative approach: “There's
	obviously no clear winner in terms of functionality. Developers
	should learn about what are the strong and weak parts of each IDE." But
	he said he was looking forward to audience feedback during the open
	discussion segment set to follow the individual
	presentations.<br>
	<br>
	And about those flying laptops? Although Hutterman said violence was
	not expected, he conceded that it was a
	possibility—with the right lightweight notebook.<br>
	<h3><br>
	</h3>
	<h5>For More Information:</h5>
	<br>
	<a href="http://jugcologne.org/">JUG Cologne</a><br>
	<br>
	<a href="http://huettermann.net/media/JUGC-IDE-Bashing-03-07-07">IDE
	Shootout Poster</a><br>
	<br>
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