Netbeans is a great IDE for Java EE and Java SE developers, but did you also know you can use it for almost every other project? Here are 6 reasons why you should use Netbeans for your projects. Netbeans is at the top of of a very short list when it comes to great Java IDEs. But for a little over a year now I have been using it in more and more projects. Going from basic HTML, CSS, JavaScript to PHP and C++. You name it, Netbeans can handle it. It is true, that Netbeans was conceived initially for developing primarily with Java. But now that it is in its 8.0 version, it has grown to cover much more ground, from languages -as I mentioned above- to frameworks like Swing, Fx, Symfony, Zend, etc... So here are 6 reasons to use Netbeans IDE: 6- Netbeans is modular Like Eclipse, Netbeans is a great modular IDE. And this is great for both users and developers. While downloading Netbeans you can choose between different Bundles depending on your needs, If you only need C/C++ projects you