The guys from Netbeans made available a screencast on how to use the IDE editor in NB6.9 to write Java code. People who use Netbeans on regular basis will be familiar with most of the features presented. However, it mentions some nice features which can increase the speed with which you write code. I found particularly useful the shortcuts presented. I wish they listed them on the page so you do not forget them.
A bit of googling revealed a document which contain a list of shortcuts in Netbeans. The only problem is there is no indication for which version of NetBeans the list is. However, it seems that most of the shortcuts are valid, even thought it may be incomplete.
A very interesting podcast from Java Technology Videos about JDK7. Such a shame the host keeps banging on the table. I though SUN would afford to buy a table cloth.
I have recently updated my Linux to the development version of Ubuntu 8.04. Even though it is still alpha release it is surprisingly stable. However, it is not possible to start Netbeans (or any other Java application). If you want to run Java program you need to type the following:
export LIBXCB_ALLOW_SLOPPY_LOCK=true
in a terminal before you start the application from command line. If you do this, you still get an error like:
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