Learning NetBeans

Get started with NetBeans, the popular and open-source integrated development environment (IDE).

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching
• Using the exercise files

1. Intro to NetBeans

• What is NetBeans?
• Install the Java Development Kit
• Install NetBeans
• Tour of NetBeans interface, part1
• Tour of NetBeans interface, part 2

2. Templates, Projects, and Debugging

• File templates
• Code templates
• Code snippet
• Project importing and exporting
• The debugger

3. Managing Services

• Connect to a database
• App servers
• Web services

4. Desktop Development: JavaFX

• Create the project
• Create a GridPane layout
• Add text, labels, and text fields
• Add a button and text
• Add code to handle an event

5. Web Development

• Overview
• Create the project
• Create entity classes
• Create the UI
• Deploy and execute the app

6. Working with Clean Code

• Organize the environment
• Refactoring: Variables and methods
• Look and feel of your code
• Organization with action items
• JavaDocs

Conclusion

• Next steps