Noteworthy changes in NetBeans 8.1:
Updated GlassFish server to the version 4.1.1.
Updated Apache Tomcat server to the version 8.0.27.
JUnit is now included in the NetBeans bundles.
Java: improved editing, improved support for Maven,
support for Maven 3.3, improved refactoring, improved profiler,
improved debugger, support for Gluon Scene Builder,
support for WildFly 9 and 10.
JavaScript/HTML5: support for Knockout 3.2.0, support
for Angular 1.2 and 1.3, new support of Jade Template Engine.
Node.js support: editor, debugger, Grunt support, Gulp support.
JavaScript: editor improvements, JSDoc improvements, debugger.
JSON editor improvements.
PHP: Phing support, Codeception support, Nette Tester support.
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