NetBeans Weekly News (Issue #639 - May 12, 2014)
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Sign up for Virtual Developer Day and hear from experts in Java SE 8, Java EE 7 and Java Embedded. Watch tutorials from the experts to improve your expertise in Java, and ask questions during live chats. There are two more dates left: May 14th (EMEA) and May 21st (APAC).
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Tutorials
Video: Java ME SDK 8.0 Plugins in NetBeans IDE
Learn to install and use the Java ME SDK 8.0 plugins in NetBeans IDE on the Windows operating system.
Continuous Integration with Java 8, NetBeans Platform 8, Jenkins, Jacoco and Sonar
Software engineer Marco Di Stefano outlines the steps to install and set up tools needed for a Continuous Integration server for Java 8.
Video: TomEE+, Apache CXF, and Maven in NetBeans 8
Get started with TomEE Plus and RESTful Web Services in a Maven-based application, with all tools and technologies integrated and free in the NetBeans IDE.
Install NetBeans 8.0 for C/C++ on Ubuntu
A visual guide to installing NetBeans IDE 8.0 for C and C++ on Ubuntu 14.04 Linux system.
Articles
NetBeans in the Classroom: The Beginners Template
Ken Fogel shares more best practices for teaching Java to new programming students. In this entry, using the main class template in the NetBeans IDE.
NetBeans Version Control with Mercurial
Sophia Matarazzo from IDR Solutions gives a tour of Mercurial support in NetBeans IDE and highlights the benefits of using version control.
Plugin
NetBeans Plugin - Editor Zoom
Working on a small screen? This plugin gives users the option to zoom in or zoom out on a project window. The viewing commands can be added to the menu bar and to the editor toolbar.
Community
New Java Champions: Simon Maple and Trisha Gee
The Java community welcomes two new Java Champions: Simon Maple, a Technical Evangelist at ZeroTurnaround, and Trisha Gee, a developer for MongoDB Inc.
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