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New features in 6.5 Beta include support for Groovy and Grails, built-in support for Hibernate, Compile/Deploy on Save, and much more. We also improved on our JavaScript Editor with the introduction of debugging support for Firefox and IE as well.

Our goal with the NetBeans IDE is to provide a superior environment that reduces development time. So we'd like to encourage you to download our Beta, take it for a spin, and let us know what works or didn't.

Groovy/Grails support

Java

•  Compile/Deploy on Save
•  Eclipse project import and synchronization
•  Built-in Hibernate support
•  JSF CRUD Generator now Ajax-enabled
•  Generate RESTful web services from a database via Spring

Ajax/JavaScript

•  Debugging support for Firefox and IE
•  HTTP client monitoring
•  Bundled popular JavaScript libraries

> Download 6.5 Beta: http://download.netbeans.org/netbeans/6.5/beta/
> Learn more: http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/65/