The NetBeans team is pleased to announce that NetBeans IDE 7.0 Milestone 2 is now available for download.

​​Download NetBeans IDE 7.0 Milestone 2​​


Highlights of this stabilized development build include:

  • Java
  • Support for Maven 3
  • JUnit 4.8.2 integration and various JUnit improvements
  • Remote HTTP URLs supported for Javadoc in libraries and Java platforms
  • New improved visual customizer for GridBagLayout
  • Java EE
  • Improved support for CDI, REST services and Java Persistence; new support for Bean Validation
  • Support for JSF component libraries, including bundled PrimeFaces library
  • Improved editing for Expression Language in JSF, including code completion, refactoring and hints
  • GlassFish
  • GlassFish 3.1 Support
  • Domain restart and log viewer for remote GlassFish
  • Enable and disable deployed applications
  • WebLogic Application Server
  • Streamlined and faster deployment to WebLogic
  • New server runtime node displaying deployed applications and resources
  • JSF integration with server libraries
  • Platform
  • Less intrusive checking for external changes when switching between the IDE and other programs
  • Editor
  • Word wrap
  • Show invisible characters
  • HTML 5 support
  • PHP
  • Generate PhpDoc
  • Rename refactoring, Safe Delete Refactoring

Visit the ​​NetBeans 7.0 New and Noteworthy page​​ to learn more about what's new in this milestone build. The final release of NetBeans IDE 7.0 is planned for March 2011.

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