Independent analyst Ovum "believes that the new NetBeans IDE feature-rich HTML5 support will draw increasing numbers of developers to the NetBeans IDE." Read this excellent analysis of new features in NetBeans IDE 7.3.

“Oracle continues to closely align the NetBeans IDE with Java EE to help developers be more productive in building enterprise applications. With support for HTML5-based client development, NetBeans IDE 7.3 enables developers to integrate best-in-class technologies more easily, leveraging modern JavaScript technologies for the view layer with the rich Java EE back-end services, security and programming model.”

Software company Anahata Technologies announces it will be defaulting to NetBeans 7.3 for the development of Enterprise Dekstop and Web based Software Applications.

NetBeans IDE 7.3 empowers developers to create and debug rich web and mobile applications using the latest HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3 standards. Developers can expect a state of the art rich web and mobile development experience with a live web page inspector, Chrome integration, a CSS3 style editor, a completely revamped JavaScript editor based on the latest Nashorn JavaScript engine, a new JavaScript debugger, and more. Additional highlights available in 7.3 include new navigation features and development tools in the Java Editor, enhancements to the NetBeans Profiler, and continued enhancements to the IDE's support for Groovy, PHP, JavaFX and C/C++. NetBeans IDE is the Smarter and Faster way to code! Download NetBeans IDE 7.3 Release Highlights: HTML5 rich client web and mobile development Enhanced Java editor navigation and development tools More hints and refactorings Enhanced code completion in JavaFX FXML files New JPQL Editor for Java SE and Java EE developers Enhanced features in NetBeans Profiler New tools for Groovy, PHP, and C/C++ developers NetBeans IDE 7.3 is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. More Information Complete list of features in NetBeans IDE 7.3 HTML5 development support in NetBeans IDE Video: What's New in NetBeans IDE 7.3 New screencasts and tutorials Oracle press release

A tutorial about developing a new Java ME embedded project in the NetBeans IDE using the Oracle Java Micro Edition Embedded platform that includes support for JSR 228, the Information Module Profile-Next Generation API (IMP-NG). It will also explain how to debug and profile your own IMlet using NetBeans support for Oracle Java ME Embedded 3.2.

A tutorial that demonstrates how the NetBeans IDE provides tools that can help you work with CSS rules to modify the layout of an application.

A tutorial that introduces the support for developing HTML5 applications in NetBeans IDE and uses the jQuery JavaScript library.

Are you all about Android? Does Scala make you sing? Are you devoted to Python? What about Objective-C? In the latest NetBeans Community Poll, tell us what technologies you work with or use most often.

Two new dark color themes are added to the NetBeans IDE workspace.

Explore Java EE technology with renowned expert Adam Bien as your guide in his unique workshop series: Air Hacks. In this interview, Bien discusses how the interactive, all-coding workshops came to be and what developers can expect to gain from the series.

Podcast Guests: Petr Jiricka on HTML5 support in NetBeans 7.3 and the new NetBeans Web Client Blog; new governance board appointees Hermien Pellissier & Toni Epple; Java EE workshops with Adam Bien; and a new NetBeans PHP book by author M A Hossain Tonu.

Michael Müller, a developer in Germany, who blogs, codes, thinks, and ping pongs with NetBeans IDE!

If you have already downloaded and tested the latest Release Candidate build, we would like to know what you think about it. Take the NetBeans IDE 7.3 Community Acceptance Survey and tell us about your experience! The survey will be opened until February 10th. Thank you in advance for participating in the survey! Jiri Kovalsky NetBeans Community Manager

The NetBeans Team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate build of NetBeans IDE 7.3. NetBeans IDE 7.3 provides new support for the latest HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS standards, as well as enhancements to support for Groovy, PHP and many other features. Download NetBeans IDE 7.3 Release Candidate Watch NetBeans IDE 7.3 Screencasts Get the release candidate build, use the new features, and then provide feedback about your experience in the NetBeans IDE 7.3 Community Acceptance Survey. (Survey deadline: Sunday, February 10.) Let the NetBeans team know if you think 7.3 is ready for general release! You can give additional feedback by using the NetBeans mailing lists and forums, filing reports, or engaging the NetBeans team on Twitter. The final release of NetBeans IDE 7.3 is planned for February.

Using NetBeans IDE 7.3, Geertjan Wielenga shows us how to go from a database to Java RESTful web service to tools for working with HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS.