NetBeans IDE 8 is the official IDE for Java 8, and the only IDE that can be downloaded with official distributions of Java 8.
The latest version, NetBeans IDE 8.0.2, provides tools to allow developers to create desktop, mobile, and web applications using all of the latest Java specifications such as Java SE 8, Java ME 8, and Java EE 7.
This chapter will cover the following topics:
Choosing a download bundle of NetBeans
Downloading and installing NetBeans
Updating NetBeans to the latest version
Downloading NetBeans source code from Mercurial
Building NetBeans
NetBeans configuration