Rookie programmer has some questions about new year

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Sorry, I tried to respond earlier, but it looks like that didn't work...
Thanks for the quick reply!

1. What does this mean for Java people though, does anything change for us other than going to Eclipse. Will this year's plugins/library work on NetBeans?

2. I will see what I can do about meeting with a beta testing team, but I don't want to have to be dependent on another team. How do I know what teams are beta testers?
When did we get the plugins/library last year? Will we get it the same time this year? Do beta testing teams already have it?

3. Thanks, those look like great resources, although those aren't for the new control system. I assume there is nothing out there for them?