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Release Themes
The main themes of NetBeans IDE 6.9 will be the following:
- JavaFX
- NetBeans Platform
Java FX
JavaFX is becoming a more mature and feature rich-language. With NetBeans IDE 6.9 we plan to:
- Support the JavaFX SoMa release, with its improved stability, performance, and rich set of UI components
- Approach feature parity with Java, including better refactoring, debugging, and profiling
- Provide visual JavaFX GUI editing like the NetBeans GUI Builder (Project Matisse) provides for Swing
NetBeans Platform
NetBeans 6.9 will add features and documentation to help users building rich Java clients on the NetBeans Platform.
The biggest change in this area will be adding OSGi compatibility to the NetBeans Platform. In addition, there are a number of additional improvements that we are considering for this release.
Additional Themes
Other things we're looking at in this release are:
- Next Generation Java Language Support JDK 7 support, new language features, annotation processor support, better applet and Java WebStart support
- Editor Improvements More hints, better refactoring across languages (HTML, CSS)
- Spring 3 Support
- PHP Framework Integration Zend and CakePHP
- "Java EE 6 Improvements"
- Version control, issue tracking and Kenai support
- Debugger
- Many other smaller features and enhancements throughout the IDE
Schedule
| Milestone | Start | End | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 Dev | 1/04 | 2/01 | 4 |
| M1 Stabilization | 2/01 | 2/15 | 2 |
| M1 Release | 2/17 | ||
| M2 Dev | 2/15 | 3/08 | 3 |
| Feature Freeze | 3/08 | ||
| Beta Stabilization | 3/08 | 4/22 | 6 |
| Beta Release | 4/22 | ||
| FCS Stabilization | 4/22 | 5/17 | 4 |
| Code Freeze | 5/17 | ||
| RC Cycle | 5/17 | 6/14 | 4 |
| FCS | 6/15 |
Quality and Testing
- NetBeans 6.9 QE plan
- 6.9 modules in Dev vs. Maintenance
- 6.9 Quality Criteria
- 6.9 Supported Platforms
- 6.9 Performance Plan
- 6.9 Bug Dashboard
