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NetBeans pros and cons

Vendor: Oracle
4.1 out of 5
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NetBeans Pros review quotes

SeniorSoac4b - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 27, 2017
C++ 11 support (for a long time)
it_user728640 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 31, 2017
One of the most important features is that Apache Maven supports it.
it_user710499 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 27, 2017
Server Support
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RM
Jun 18, 2018
When you have to develop in Java, this IDE is ideal because it has many plugins that make your life easier... For example, when working with Hibernate or with JPA, creating entities is very easy through a graphical interface.
it_user725928 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 18, 2017
Large scale of projects, templates, and coding support.
it_user715131 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 7, 2017
It comes out of package fully-loaded with a lot of great features for web development.
it_user566139 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 8, 2017
It is easy to deploy, manage servers, and ORMS resources.
 

NetBeans Cons review quotes

SeniorSoac4b - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 27, 2017
Debugging: Watches, Evaluate Expression, and data inspection are limited.
it_user728640 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 31, 2017
One of main areas that the tool can improve is performance.
it_user710499 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 27, 2017
There are always rooms for improvement for any product. The good thing with NetBeans is that since it is Open Source, you can just go ahead and contribute whatever you want to change yourself.
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RM
Jun 18, 2018
I would like there to be better integration with Git, as there are IDEs such as Eclipse that offer this integration in a much more elegant way than NetBeans.
it_user725928 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 18, 2017
Background scanning of sources on demand, disallowed by Options (processor usage, build cannot be deleted by the old version build).
it_user715131 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 7, 2017
t is a very heavy load on the computer, especially when you compare with Sublime Text Limited plugins and themes.
it_user566139 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 8, 2017
The debugging mechanize could be improved compared to IntelliJ, for example.