The fate of the open source NetBeans integrated development environment (IDE) has been in doubt since Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in January. But at least one vendor is continuing to invest in ...

Web and application developers are facing continuing pressure for efficiency and are seeking to adopt the latest standards and advancements in the Java language and platform. To address this need, ...

Microchip has migrated its MPLAB integrated development environment (IDE) onto the open-source Java-based NetBeans IDE, allowing it to run on Linux and Mac OS as well as Windows, writes Steve Bush.