Pro NetBeans IDE 6 Rich Client Platform Edition is the second Apress book to cover the agile, open source NetBeans IDE platform. The book focuses on the new features of NetBeans 6 as well as what has changed since NetBeans 5.5, empowering you to be a more effective and productive developer.

• Enables you to click and use any of the Java Swing and other desktop Java graphical user interface (GUI) APIs available in Java SE 6 or prior
• Covers working with rich client platform features available in NetBeans for building web–based application front ends
• Shows you the web–tier development plug-ins available including JSF, Struts Action Framework 2.0, and JRuby for bringing the Ruby on Rails feature set to Java via NetBeans

For building back–end, server–side Java applications, pick up Pro NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Edition, which is based on APIs found in the Java EE 5.

What you’ll learn

• Easily install and set up your NetBeans IDE platform environment, and organize your projects.
• Use the NetBeans source editor, code compiler, refactoring, software development, profiler, collaboration, database, and debugger tools.
• Develop your Java Swing application for your desktop from start to finish.
• Deploy your Java Swing or other GUI application using Java Web Start features embedded in NetBeans.
• Build rich client applications using NetBeans plug–in module tools/features from start to finish.
• Extend your NetBeans IDE wish list to building Struts 2 and even JRuby (Ruby on Rails) based Java web application front ends.

Who is this book for?

Intended for Java developers of varying skill who may or may not be familiar with NetBeans IDE or Java IDEs in general.

About the Apress Pro Series

The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.

You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard7ndash;won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.

Written for Java developers of varying skill and familiarity with the open source NetBeans IDE as well as Java IDEs in general, Pro NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Edition focuses on using NetBeans IDE as a professional Java EE 5 software development platform.

Experienced author Adam Myatt provides a comprehensive guide to mapping out the functionality of NetBeans IDE and its enterprise add-ons: Enterprise Pack and Visual Web Pack. Coverage of such diverse topics as web applications, web services, and UML modeling, along with real-life case studies and clear, topical information, all combine to offer everything you need to get started with the NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Edition platform.

So whether youre an experienced IDE user or a Java developer who works only with Emacs, youll find what you need in this book to get started with the more vibrant, more productive extensible NetBeans platform project found on netbeans.org.