Issue # 376 - Jan 26, 2009

Calendar

Register for Webinar: MySQL, NetBeans & Rails (Jan 27)

Learn to leverage the NetBeans IDE and the JRuby-on-Rails framework to deploy MySQL-backed applications on GlassFish in a FREE and LIVE technical webinar on Tuesday, January 27th.

Topic: Developing MySQL-Backed Applications with NetBeans and JRuby-on-Rails

Time: 10:00 am PDT, 1:00 pm EDT, 18:00 GMT (The presentation will be approximately 45 minutes long followed by Q&A.)

Project News

Updated: PDF Viewer and Bookmarking Plugin for NetBeans IDE

IDRsolutions has updated its free PDF viewer and bookmarking plugin for the NetBeans IDE. The plugin allows users to view and search PDFs on their computers or the Internet, and also allows PDFs to be bookmarked for quick and easy access. This update improves speed, fixes all reported bugs and is also available from the NetBeans IDE's Update Center and the NetBeans Plugin Portal.

Training

Understanding the JavaFX Scene Graph

Inyoung Cho and Cindy Church describe the JavaFX Scene Graph and demonstrate how it is used by running a sample JavaFX application in the NetBeans IDE.

Creating a CRUD Application with PHP

In this tutorial, create and run a simple web application using a MySQL database and PHP support in the NetBeans IDE. The sample application lets you share information on wish lists (for birthdays, holidays, and so on) with your friends.

Developing Jython Apps Using NetBeans

Python and Jython support is available in NetBeans 6.5 via the nbPython plugin. This tutorial covers installation of the plugin and then shows how to generate a small Jython application that uses Java libraries contained within an external JAR file.