Creating a new project

Once NetBeans is installed, open it for the first time and you will see the start page. You can exit the start page as it's of no importance to you. Open the File menu and click New Project.... We want to create a New Java Application which is selected by default, so simply click on Next. We must now name our first project. It is a good idea to avoid using spaces within a name. Let's name this project MyFirstBukkitPlugin. Unless you want to store your project in another location you can leave the default value of Project Location. Be sure that Create Main Class is checked. The main class is where we will put the code that is needed to enable our plugin. For this field you must determine the package of your project. This usually involves your website's domain name in reverse order. For example, Bukkit uses org.bukkit and I use com.codisimus. Assuming you don't have your own domain name, you can use your email address, for example com.gmail.username. You want to use...