| This Chapter | |
| - | Appendix D: NetBeans |
| - | Download and Installation |
| - | Creating a Project |
| - | Creating a Class |
| - | Running a Java Class |
| - | Adding Libraries |
| - | Debugging Code |
Sun Microsystems launched the NetBeans open source project in 2000. The name NetBeans came from Netbeans Ceska Republika, a Czech company that Sun bought over. You guessed right that the new project was based on the code Sun acquired as the result of the purchase.
This appendix provides a quick tutorial to using NetBeans to build Java applications. NetBeans requires the JDK to work.