On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 11:09 AM, Geertjan Wielenga < geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> Parts of that could be useful, though you probably want to focus on the key > features and demos and so on -- and I think you could do everything in > Apache NetBeans 9, after installing the plugins for the features you're > demo-ing: > > https://blogs.apache.org/netbeans/entry/what-s-happened-to-my > > Since you'll be at an Apache conference, I strongly recommend that you do > not use NetBeans 8.2, but Apache NetBeans (incubating) 9.0. > Honestly, I think this is a key point to get across. Demonstrate NB 9, using 8.2 plugins. It's confusing enough with the transition as it is, but demonstrating that a) 9 is out and b) it works with legacy stuff should help encourage folks that they can not just start using it, but rely on it. I'd even demonstrate getting some plugins. Like, perhaps, installing the PHP modules in to 9 live, to show how easy it is, and that NB 9 is not just a Java SE IDE. That way you kind of get a quick "state of netbeans" in to the discussion without fixating on it, and able to move ahead with actual NB demos.
