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I love NetBeans and the NetBeans Platform for creating Rich Client Applications. I first started using NetBeans while searching for a new application framework to port an existing Swing application. I needed more sophisticated window management. The NetBeans Platform provided a lot of the functionality I was looking for: an easy way to create modular… Read More »

Creating an application that uses an optional module when it is available Create a platform suite application – for this demonstration I called it MyAppWithOptionalModule Add Module A Create an Installer/Activator This is for quick demonstration purposes, you don’t need to use an Intaller/Activator this code could be placed in your own class! Add a… Read More »

I first met Geertjan Wielenga at Java One a couple of years ago.  Anyone who’s done anything with NetBeans Platform will know Geertjan he’s an awesome product evangelist.  I noticed he was going to be in Atlanta for DevNexus and invited him to take a tour of the Delta Operational Control Center. I helped man… Read More »

I just created a NetBeans Plugin that implements LogMX GotoSource functionality. http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/69469/logmx-gotosource LogMX is an intuitive and cross-platform tool, for developers and administrators analyzing log files. Using a nice and powerful graphical interface, LogMX parses, displays and monitors any logs from any source. The LogMX NetBeans Plugin integrates LogMX & NetBeans. When viewing a stack… Read More »