The IDE provides developers with Java Card 3 plugins that add a rich set of features to the NetBeans IDE enabling developers to easily create and run applications for the Java Card 3 platform Connected Edition:
Support for developing all application types of Java Card 3 platform Connected Edition, including editing, building, deploying, and running.
Support for multiple reference implementation (RI) configurations.
Individual projects can be associated with different RIs configured with different options such as RAM size and EEPROM size.
A built-in copy of the Java Card 3 Reference Implementation used in developing Java Card projects.
Templates and sample projects of all application types enable developers to rapidly create their own custom applications for the Java Card 3 platform Connected Edition.