The Apache Software Foundation has released the Apache NetBeans 12.3 IDE, which provides support for the Java SE, Java EE, PHP, C/C++, JavaScript, and Groovy programming languages. This is the seventh release by the Apache Foundation following the handover of the NetBeans code by Oracle.
Key New Features in NetBeans 12.3:
- In Java development tools, the use of the Language Server Protocol (LSP) server is extended for renaming operations during refactoring, block folding in code, error detection in code, and code generation. Added display of JavaDoc when hovering over identifiers.
- NetBeans built-in Java compiler nb-javac (modified javac) has been updated to nbjavac 15.0.0.2 distributed via Maven. Added tests for JDK 15.
- Improved display of subprojects in large Gradle projects. Added Favorite tasks section to Gradle Navigator.
- PHP 8 syntax is fully supported, but autocompletion of attributes and named parameters is not yet ready. Added a button to the status bar to change the version of PHP used in the project. Improved support for Composer packages. Expanded options for working with breakpoints in the debugger.
- Continued development of C++ Lite, a simplified mode for C/C++ development. Added debugger with support for breakpoints, threads, variables, tooltips, etc.
- Updated FlatLaf 1.0, Groovy 2.5.14, JAXB 2.3, JGit 5.7.0, Metro 2.4.4, JUnit 4.13.1.
- General cleaning of the code.
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