Oracle claims NetBeans 7 is the first open source IDE to support the next-generation Java platform.

NetBeans 8.2 became generally available last week, marking the last release under Oracle's stewardship before it becomes an Apache Incubator Project.

With NetBeans 7, developers will get the chance to test out the new version of Java, formally named the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) version 7.

The Netbeans 7 integrated development environment is now available to download, bringing with it support for the forthcoming Java SE Java Development Kit 7 and HTML 5 editing tools, Oracle said on ...