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Sun Studio software is the performance leader for building C, C++ and Fortran applications that can leverage Java Enterprise System services on the Solaris operating system. Use it to build applications for Solaris and OpenSolaris that leverage native-language code. Get multi-language debugging capabilities, including debugging native applications that call into Java APIs, and visual performance analysis tools. Sun Studio software also delivers tools for the Linux operating system.

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NetBeans is the free open-source Integrated Development Environment (IDE). NetBeans is also an extensible platform used to build OS-independent applications. NetBeans enables the development of cross-platform desktop, mobile, and web applications based on industry standards. NetBeans also has add-ons like the Mobility, Profiler and Enterprise packs. Finally, NetBeans is a thriving open-source community with hundreds of thousands of developers worldwide.

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