Nanyang Technological University: "Downloading and Installing NetBeans IDE"

These instructions describe how to download and install NetBeans, a commonly used IDE for Java programming. Using an IDE means that you have all of the tools you need in one place -- your "development environment" -- instead of having to organize things manually. If you decide to install NetBeans, use the instructions in Step 2 to write a simple Java program called "Hello.java," and then compile and run it.

Again, keep in mind that installing NetBeans is entirely optional, and we recommend using an online IDE like the one described in subunit 1.3.3.1 for most of the exercises in this course.

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