So here's my problem. I'm making a little java app in my spare time. I've done a moderate amount of java programming, but none of it professionally, and I'd still consider myself a newbie.I'm ...

They used NetBeans to produce a J2ME [Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition] development environment. Now they are using it to implement the IDE [integrated development environment].

NetBeans version 7.0 offers Java 7 and improved Swing integration ...

Hans pointed out what Application Framework is not - It's not modules for Java, data binding, XML schema for Swing, a new set of Swing components, or the NetBeans Platform.

With support for OSGi and Swing, NetBeans Platform supports the standard UI toolkit and module system, providing for modular, rich client development, the NetBeans team said.