Are Progressive Web Apps the future?

Today, mobile phones account for more than half of all web traffic. They have become mini personal computers found in the pockets of users, due to their portability, easy access to the internet, and the exponential growth of services provided over mobile. Users expect websites to function quickly ...
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Vaadin Community Summer Recap

“It's no secret that having a strong and enthusiastic community around open-source technologies is one of the main driving factors in the success of not only open-source projects but, most importantly, of their users." - Alejandro Duarte, Dev Rel Manager The Vaadin community is stronger than ever ...
Vaadin Start

Get started with Vaadin Start

Vaadin Start is an online configurator for generating Vaadin web apps, fast. You can choose between Vaadin Flow (if you prefer Java) and Vaadin Fusion (if you prefer TypeScript), but don’t worry about making the wrong choice; the frameworks are interoperable and can be used independently or ...
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The Power of UX in Enterprise Web Apps (Infographic)

Consumer-grade UX has become an expectation in enterprise web apps Complex enterprise apps with poor user experience (UX) can lead to costs such as reduced employee satisfaction and performance, not to mention the price of mistakes due to poor design. UX is not only limited to the user interface ...

Vaadin Dev Day Spring 2021 recordings available

Vaadin Dev Day Spring 2021 was a success! We had three speakers with talks around Vaadin Flow, including high-performance database access, advanced JavaScript integrations, and new features coming to Vaadin Flow in the near future. If you missed the event, we've got you covered! You can watch the ...
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Unlocking the Value Of Legacy Applications

Keeping a web application up-to-date is a big challenge for any organization; technologies age, new platforms emerge, customer requirements change, and the standards for a great UX evolve. Modernization efforts are often catalyzed by a combination of these factors. The demand for application ...
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Java and Vaadin

Vaadin has been enabling Java development teams to build enterprise-grade web apps in Java for over twenty years. The Vaadin framework is unique, as it is the only one that allows developers to build modern web apps completely in Java, without any browser plugins. For well over two decades, Java ...

Vaadin Studio - the Vaadin extension for VS Code

Vaadin Studio is our experimental extension for VS Code. With this project, we are aiming to bring faster development times for applications made using Vaadin Fusion. Faster development times In Vaadin Studio you can see the output of your UI template in a preview tab, and any changes to your ...

Announcing the Vaadin Community Award

July 2021: Article updated to fix some of the rules and details. I'm happy to announce the Vaadin Community Award (VCA) program, which recognizes the valuable efforts of top contributors in the Vaadin Community.