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• release schedule: Release Schedule
• beta-3 vc1 release announcement: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/25647fe58da48ca05ab9c3ca57cb228516edd01ac028befb952f7839@%3Cdevb0411903a86efbc04274c2af4ed63921695241de904700436e6e9220@%3Cdev.netbeans.apache.org%3E
• Artefacts: https://buildsdist.apache.org/repos/dist/jobdev/netbeans-release/419/artifact/distnetbeans/11.1-vc1/

• The binary you most likely need is: https://buildsdist.apache.org/jobrepos/dist/dev/netbeans-release/419/artifact/distnetbeans/11.1-vc1/netbeans-11.1-beta3vc1-bin.zip

• Installers (for beta-3, i.e., not for vc1, the next installers to be created will be for the final release):

Temporarily hosted for testing on a branch in Apache NetBeans GitHub fork:

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Draft List of Features

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General

• The first Apache NetBeans release outside the Apache Incubator.
• Migration, with references to 'Incubator' removed everywhere: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-18261
• First release in the new quarterly release cycle, proposed by Neil: Release Schedule.
• First release with official Apache NetBeans installers. (Link to be provided here once the installers have been createdSee above.)
• Apache NetBeans can be built on JDK 11: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1144

Appearance

• Apache NetBeans 11.1 runs on JDK 8 to 12.

Java EE

• Payara integration out of the box, with thanks to the Payara team.
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• Java EE 8 support for Maven-based and Gradle-based Web applications.
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• Java EE 8 Support Includes:

  • Ability to create a Java EE 8 application and deploy to a Java EE 8 container; New webapp-javaee8 maven archetype has been created for use with Apache NetBeans

  • Modify an existing Java EE application to make it Java EE 8 compatible

  • Support for GlassFish 5.0.1

  • Java EE 8 library support

• HiDPI splash screen with product version: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1246
• Improve tabcontrol border appearance (HiDPI): https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1284
• Improve icon scaling on HiDPI displays, and prepare ImageUtilities for HiDPI icons: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1273

Java

• Java editor
  • Integration of support for JEP-330: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1171
    

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  • Inline parameter name hints for Java: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1247
    
    
  • Code completion for JEP 325 preview feature for multiple case labels: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1175
    
    
  • Hint for converting to JEP 325 preview feature for switch expressions: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1193
    
  • Java Migration profiles: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1212 and https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1292.
  • "main" is a new shortcut, that does the same as "psvm", i.e., creates 'public static void main': https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1176

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• Syntax coloring for .kt files: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1228
• Correct license information for kotlin icon/grammar: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1229

Java EE

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Web

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Web Frontend: JavaScript/HTML5/PHP

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• Create Mode from client code: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1135
• Adding Java-level registration for TextMate grammars: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1200
• Missing source level 11 and 12 in a NetBeans module project: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1194

• Fixed "Behavior of BooleanStateAction has changed" issue: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1250

Miscellaneous

Appearance

• HiDPI splash screen with product versionPopupswitcher npe fixes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/12191246
• Improve tabcontrol border appearance (HiDPI)Open Recent file not working: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/12161284
• Improve icon scaling on HiDPI displays, and prepare ImageUtilities for HiDPI iconsAdded nb.laf.norestart system property to prevent restart on LaF changes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1056

Open Pull Requests Needing Reviews

• 1273

Miscellaneous

• Popupswitcher npe fixesPayara integration: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1297Java 1219
• Open Recent file not working EE 8 integration: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1298And many others1216
• Added nb.laf.norestart system property to prevent restart on LaF changes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/pulls1056