NetBeans just announced the first milestone of 6.9 release which should be final for Summer 2010. Most notable feature in NetBeans 6.9 for PHP developers is the integration of Zend Framework (see our PHP Frameworks trends) in addition to an enhanced code formatting options. NetBeans IDE is really fast and lots of developers using Eclipse PDT should consider giving a try to NetBeans.
NetBeans PHP IDE include already a plugin for Symfony frameworks; more new features in this release include :
– Error badges : easily recognize files having errors directly from Projects view
– Symfony projects with custom directory structure supported
– Improved PHPDoc in Code Completion
– Formatting – the setting for formatting PHP code was extended and there are categories : Tabs and Indents, Braces, New lines, and spaces.
You can read more details on new features available in this milestone at NetBeans wiki.
