NetBeans IDE 8 Cookbook

Over 75 practical recipes to maximize your productivity with NetBeans

About This Book

• Increase developer productivity using features like refactoring and code creation
• Test applications effectively using JUnit, TestNG and Arquilian
• A recipe based guide filled with practical examples to help you create robust applications using NetBeans

Who This Book Is For

If you’re a Java developer of any level using NetBeans and want to learn how to get the most out of NetBeans, then this book is for you. Learning how to utilize NetBeans will provide a firm foundation for your Java application development.

In Detail

From the start to the end of a Java project’s lifecycle, this book will show you how to perform many key tasks with the NetBeans IDE, uncovering more about mobile, desktop, and enterprise Java along the way.

You will start by creating Java projects and learning how to refactor and use NetBeans tools to increase developer efficiency. You will then get a walkthrough of how to create a desktop application before covering JavaFX and mobile applications and how to use external services within them. Having seen how to create many different types of applications, you will then be shown how to test and profile them before storing them in revision control systems such as Git or Subversion. Finally,you will learn how to extend NetBeans itself by adding new features to the IDE.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Using NetBeans Projects
Chapter 2. Java Development with NetBeans
Chapter 3. NetBeans Productivity
Chapter 4. Developing Desktop Applications with NetBeans
Chapter 5. NetBeans Enterprise Application Development
Chapter 6. Managing Databases with NetBeans
Chapter 7. NetBeans JavaFX
Chapter 8. NetBeans Mobile Development
Chapter 9. Version Control
Chapter 10. NetBeans Testing and Profiling
Chapter 11. Using External Web Services
Chapter 12. Extending NetBeans