To set up the NetBeans environment, you need to perform the following steps:
The NetBeans environment already provides options to create and open new projects. Now, let's create a new project by selecting the menu File | New Project. In the dialog window that opens, make sure that you have selected the Java Project with Existing Sources project template and then click on Next, as shown in the following screenshot:
Then, you can choose a name for the project, the name NeuralNetPackt_ch01 is mere a suggestion, and you are free to choose the name you want.
In the next screen, you can select the folder where the source codes are stored:
In the file, open the dialog that opens, browse to the folder where the files are stored, and select it.
Once you've selected the folder, you can click on the Open button and then the next button in the parent window. Now, a list of includes and excludes is displayed. You can just leave it as is and click on the Finish button.
And we're done! Now, you are ready to work on the codes of each chapter in your NetBeans installation.