Download the latest nightly release of NetBeans 6.7.1 :
NetBeans 6.7.1 latest nightly
Install this release.
Install the latest nightly release of Scala 2.8.0
Download the latest nightly release of Scala 2.8.0 :
Scala 2.8.0 Nightly Builds
Scala Nightly Builds
Unzip scala-2.8.0.latest.zip in a directory on your hard drive.
Add environment variables





Install the NetBeans Scala plugin
Start NetBeans.
Click on:
Menu / Tools / Plugins / Available Plugins



Launching a HelloWorld test Scala application.
Click on:
Menu / File / New Project ... / Scala / Scala Application / Next / Finish
Run Main Project
This is what you get:

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Links to the Caoyuan Deng blog, Scala plugin author :
Scala Plugin for NetBeans - Rewrite in Scala #1: Almost Done
Scala Plugin for NetBeans - Rewrite in Scala #2: Supports Java/Scala Mixed Project
Scala Plugin for NetBeans - Rewrite in Scala #3: Ready for Beta Test
Scala Plugin for NetBeans - Rewrite in Scala #4: How to Use It to Develop Scala Itself
Scala Plugin for NetBeans - Rewrite in Scala #5: Refactoring Step One - Finding usages
Scala Plugin for NetBeans - Rewrite in Scala #6: Refactoring Step Two - Rename
Scala Plugin for NetBeans - Rewrite in Scala #7: Mark Override Method and Go to Super def