Remove support for JDK older than JDK 1.5, accept OpenJDK 8.
There is a lot of changes since NetBeans 3.5.1.
NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 Information
* Bug fixes in the installer for OS X 10.9.5 and 10.10
* Bug fixes included in Patches 1, 1.1, 2 for NetBeans IDE 8.0
and Patches 1.1, 2 for NetBeans IDE 8.0.1
* GlassFish 4.1 and Tomcat 8.0.15 bundled with the IDE
* Support for WildFly Server and WebLogic Server 12.1.3
* Added support for RequireJS
* Grunt tasks available in the popup menu for web projects
* Support for debugging JavaScript files with Karma
* Node.JS and Bower modules can be installed directly within the IDE
* Improved Git support
NetBeans IDE 8.0 New Feature Highlights
Java
* JDK 8 support: tools and editor enhancements for working with
Profiles, Lambdas, and Streams.
* Java SE Embedded support to deploy, run, debug or profile Java
SE applications on an embedded device, such as Raspberry PI,
directly from the NetBeans IDE.
* Java ME Embedded 8 support.
* Several Java Editor enhancements, such as many new Java hints,
Javadoc shown as tooltip, instant rename enhancements, and code
completion exclusions.
* Improved integration with JavaFX Scene Builder.
Java EE
* New PrimeFaces code generators, to generate complete PrimeFaces
skeleton CRUD applications with connection to databases.
* Support for WildFly Server and WebLogic 12.1.3
* Bundled GlassFish updated to 4.1
* Tomcat 8.0.15 and TomEE support, including out-of-box JPA, JSF
and JAXRS configuration and data sources.
* Facelets Template Client wizard asks for sections to generate.
* Code completion for template sections, and within JSF composite
components.
* Enhanced CDI integration in beans.xml file, with code completion
for alternative classes and stereotypes.
* More flexibility for JPA hints, which can be disabled, enabled,
and warning level changed.
Maven
* New Maven graph layout switcher.
* Navigator shows POM goals.
* Additional web resources shown in Projects window.
* Improved Maven performance when re-running Web applications.
* Improved Maven performance of "Apply Code Changes" while
debugging.
JavaScript
* RequireJS Support
* AngularJS navigation via hyperlinking from view to controllers.
* Many enhancements for AngularJS in code completion between
artifacts, such as code completion in the view to properties
defined in controllers.
* Code completion support in Knockout templates.
* New editor support for creating JQuery widgets and plugins.
* Debugging of JavaScript code executed in Nashorn (JDK 8+) script
engine is supported.
HTML5
* Android 4.4 WebKit debugging supported for Cordova 3.3+.
* New Karma test runner support.
* New Grunt build support.
* Avatar.js is available in the Plugin Manager, via Tools | Plugins.
After installation, you're able to create Avatar.js projects.
PHP
* Support for PHP 5.6.
* New support for Nette tester.
* New support for PHP CS Fixer.
* Enhancements for Twig, Latte, and Neon.
* Composer supported by New Project Wizard.
C/C++
* New Breadcrumbs feature for navigation in editor.
* New GDB Console to enable usage of command line GDB mode.
* New hints and code completions.
* Improved remote performance.
Platform
* Enhanced flexibility in the Window System, such as split of
editor via drag and drop, and a new API to customize editor tabs.
* New design of user interface for managing Project Groups.
* Files in folders can be sorted by extension.
Miscellaneous
* Profiler enhancements: Profile on embedded platforms, show
thread owning monitor for lock contention, and improved Threads view.
* Versioning enhancements: Support for Subversion 1.8 working
copies, various enhancements to Git and Mercurial support.
* Task Schedule and other new features in Tasks window for bug tracking.
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