在Netbeans7.0发布之前，Netbeans将陆续发布若干个中间版本，而Netbeans6.1就是其中很重要的一个。这个版本的性能相对上一个有较大的提高，而启动速度甚至提升了40%之多。并加入了JavaScript的支持等众多的功能。
　　按照Netbeans官方网给出的Release Roadmap，Netbeans6.1计划在美国时间4.23发布，而之前已经释放了两个候选版本。根据Netbeans官网上给出的Netbeans社区对Netbeans6.1的投票结果，Netbeans6.1已经以91%的支持率获得通过，这就是说Netbeans6.1马上就要发布了，让我们一起期待吧！
　　下面是Netbeans社区对Netbeans6.1各项参数的投票结果：

Overall Quality
What do you think about the overall quality?
24 32 % It is in a perfect shape and ready for release.
43 58 % There are some problems but these can wait until the next release.
7 9 % It is not stable yet. There is following showstopper in this area:


Performance Improvements
What do you think about the improved performance?
46 62 % It is in a perfect shape and ready for release.
25 34 % There are some problems but these can wait until the next release.
3 4 % It is not stable yet. There is following showstopper in this area:


JavaScript Support
What do you think about the new JavaScript support?
15 20 % It is in a perfect shape and ready for release.
13 18 % There are some problems but these can wait until the next release.
0 0 % It is not stable yet. There is following showstopper in this area:
46 62 % I do not use the new JavaScript support.


Spring Support
What do you think about the Spring framework support?
18 24 % It is in a perfect shape and ready for release.
10 14 % There are some problems but these can wait until the next release.
0 0 % It is not stable yet. There is following showstopper in this area:
46 62 % I do not use the new Spring support.



Sharable Libraries
What do you think about the improved support for sharing projects (AKA Sharable Libraries)?
25 34 % It is in a perfect shape and ready for release.
8 11 % There are some problems but these can wait until the next release.
0 0 % It is not stable yet. There is following showstopper in this area:
41 55 % I do not use the improved support for sharing projects.