I sometimes wish I had more time to play around with NetBeans and Java development but I just haven't been able to find the time. My workplace is mostly a Microsoft shop so I've been doing mostly .NET development. The NetBeans IDE looks really interesting and I hope to find the time in the near future to refresh myself with Java development.
NetBeans IDE 6.1 has just been released and here is a brief quote from NetBeans.org about the new and improved features:
A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers.
You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web,
and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and Ruby. NetBeans IDE is
easy to install and use straight out of the box and runs on many platforms including
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris.
The NetBeans IDE 6.1 release provides several new features and
enhancements,
such as rich JavaScript editing features, support for using the Spring
web framework, and
tighter MySQL integration. This release also provides improved
performance, especially faster startup (up to 40%), lower memory
consumption and improved
responsiveness while working with large projects.
You can read more about NetBeans IDE 6.1 and get the download from here.