6.4. Sun ONE Studio 3 (Forte for Java)

Sun ONE Studio 3 is a terrific editor and an excellent place to start as you search for an appropriate IDE. You may have heard of Forte for Java. This was an IDE created originally by NetBeans. Now that Sun is engaged heavily in promoting its Sun ONE (Open Network Environment) platform, it has folded many of its technologies and services under one umbrella. Throughout this book (and on the Sun Web site), you will see the terms Sun ONE Studio 3 and Forte for Java used interchangeably.

6.4.1. Overview

Sun ONE Studio 3 is an excellent starting place for beginning Java developers. The Community Edition, shown in Figure 6.3, is free and has numerous features built in (including a version of the Tomcat container ...

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