NetBeans IDE Field Guide provides an introduction to the IDE and an extensive range of topics to help you with both everyday and advanced programming tasks, including
-Taking advantage of the ant-based project system to create easily deployable projects
-Developing web applications with the built-in Apache Tomcat webserver
-Constructing, assembling, and verifying large-scale Java EE applications
-Managing the sun Java System Application Server through Netbeans IDE
-Developing mobile applications with the NetBeans Mobility Pack In this expanede second edition you can also learn how to
-Build powerful and attractive desktop applications with the Matisse GUI Builder
-Profile your applications for NetBeans IDE and rich-client applications based on the NetBeans Platform
-Chat and share code with other developers using the NetBeans Collaboration Modules IDE
Chapter 1: Download, Installation, and First Project
Chapter 2: Netbeans IDE Fundamentals
Chapter 3: IDE Project Fundamentals
Chapter 4: Versioning your Projects
Chapter 5: Editing and Refactoring
Chapter 6: Building Java Graphical User Interfaces
Chapter 7: Debugging Java Applications
Chapter 8: Developing Web Applications
Chapter 9: Creating Web Application on the JSF and Struts frameworks
Chapter 10: Introduction to Java EE Development in NetBeans IDE