[ANNOUNCE] Apache NetBeans 12.0 released

[Geertjan Wielenga <ge...@apache.org>]

The Apache NetBeans community is pleased to announce the release of Apache
NetBeans 12.0.

Apache NetBeans 12.0 adds support for the latest Java language features,
integrates new code donations from Oracle for Java Web development,
enhances its best of breed Apache Maven tooling, brings multiple
enhancements for users of Gradle, includes built-in features for Payara and
WildFly for the first time, introduces new out of the box templates for
JavaFX, upgrades and extends its PHP editor, provides new dark look and
feel options, and includes a wide range of fixes.

All features provided by Apache NetBeans are supported out of the box,
without additional plugins needing to be installed, and all for free.
Apache NetBeans 12.0 is the first LTS release of NetBeans as a top level
Apache project.

We would like to thank all contributors, the community, and the Apache
Software Foundation for the great co-operation and enthusiasm enabling this
complex and exciting project to continue to inspire and be of use to
developers all over the world.

New & noteworthy features of the 12.0 release:

https://netbeans.apache.org/download/nb120/index.html

Downloads:

https://netbeans.apache.org/download/nb120/nb120.html

Feel free to share the good news!

Kind regards,

On behalf of the Apache NetBeans PMC,

Geertjan Wielenga (NetBeans PMC Chair) and Eric Barboni (NetBeans 12.0
Release Manager)