<p>NetBean's new HTML5 application development environment, Easel, provides Java developers with a new project type specific to HTML5 with an improved JavaScript editor.</p><p>Until now developers who want to produce HTML5 apps have had to make do with a fudge and choose some other project type in the IDE of their choice.</p><p>Now Project Easel breaks new ground with an HTML5 project type with JavaScript testing support and a JavaScript Debugger. The JavaScript editor is significantly improved by enhanced code completion. A page inspector, a visual CSS style editor, an embedded WebKit browser and deep integration with Chrome are also part of Project Easel.</p><p>The following video shows how the new project wizard which lets you select initial templates and specific versions of JavaScript libraries to be downloaded from content delivery networks:</p><p><a href="http://www.i-programmer.info/news/80-java/4893-html5-debuts-in-netbeans-73-beta.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.javaworld.com/community/?q=node/8491">JavaOne 2012: Getting Started with the NetBeans Platform</a> (Java World)</p><p><a href="http://www.drdobbs.com/jvm/javaone-2012/240008366">Dr. Dobb's Bloggers</a> (Dr. Dobb's)</p><p><a href="http://www.sys-con.com/node/2390476">My Three Days at JavaOne 2012</a> (SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dVNO4vPK04Qb_XMSDULWM0BmWQXiM&ned=us">5 additional articles.</a></p>
