JavaScript & Dynamic Languages

What dynamic languages are supported in the IDE?

In addition to PHP, the IDE supports development in the following dynamic languages: JavaScript, Ruby, JRuby, Rails, Python, and Groovy. Below you can find resources about developing in these languages in the IDE.

• JavaScript and Ajax Development. JavaScript is an object-oriented scripting language primarily used in client-side interfaces for web applications. Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a Web 2.0 technique that allows changes to occur in a web page without the need to perform a page refresh. JavaScript toolkits can be leveraged to implement Ajax-enabled components and functionality in web pages.
• Ruby and Rails Applications. Ruby is a dynamic open-source programming language, with an easily readable syntax, that focuses on simplicity and productivity. Rails is a framework that enables you to quickly create database-backed web applications that are based on the model-view-controller pattern of separation.
• Python Applications. Python is an extremely versatile open source dynamic programming language renowned for its clear syntax, object-oriented simplicity and ease of integration with modules written in Java and other languages.
• Groovy Applications. Groovy is a dynamic, object-oriented programming language for the Java platform with similar capabilities as Python and Ruby, but with a syntax very similar to Java, making it easy for Java developers to learn and use.

Tutorials and Articles Getting Started Introduction to Ajax Introduction to Ruby Introduction to Groovy Introduction to Python JavaScript and Ajax Development Editing JavaScript Using jQuery to Enhance the Appearance and Usability of a Web Page Connecting a Dojo Tree to an ArrayList using JSON Creating an Ajax Application with Script.aculo.us - NetBeans 6.7 JavaScript Debugger User's Guide - NetBeans 6.7 Creating a Ruby on Rails Application Installing and Configuring Ruby Support in NetBeans Introduction to Ruby on Rails Creating a Ruby Weblog in 10 Minutes (Rails 2.3) Building Relationships Between Rails Models Using Java Libraries in Rails Applications Creating Python Applications Introduction to Jython Developing a Python Application in NetBeans IDE

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