Platform release Vaadin Flow 24.2

Vaadin Flow 24.2: Enhanced performance, new UI components, AppSec Kit, and more!

We're excited to announce the release of Vaadin 24.2, our latest iteration, packed with remarkable improvements focused on boosting productivity, enhancing UI components, improving security, and expanding our support for modern web technologies. Here's what you can expect in this update: Faster ...
Explore a database-free approach with Eclipse Serializer for efficient data handling in this blog.

You might not need the database

Bashing ORM tools, which in the JVM bubble is most likely Hibernate, is probably the most common hobby among developers. I agree ORM is often an obsolete piece in our technology stacks, but I claim that in most cases, it ought to be the relational database itself that should be burnt with fire. ...
NPR logo on a light red background.

NPR migrated from Vaadin 8 to 14 for enhanced security, faster development, and better UX

By leveraging Vaadin's expertise and tools, NPR successfully migrated ContentDepot from Vaadin 8 to Vaadin 14, modernizing their application and benefiting from the latest features and improvements the Vaadin 14 framework offers. National Public Radio (NPR), a renowned nonprofit media organization, ...

Discovering hostname in Vaadin

Have you ever needed to know where your application is being run? Like the typical localhost:8080 or vaadin-form-example.demo.vaadin.com? As you likely know, Vaadin allows you to build web applications in Java, and the UI runs on the server-side JVM environment. Compared to client-side frameworks, ...
Two Vaadiners talking and laughing together.

Unleashing Vaadiners' potential

Discover the unique culture, career growth opportunities, and the people who make Vaadin a great place to work in this new series. "We offer excellent career and growth opportunities'' – This sounds like a compelling quote from a job description, doesn't it? Many individuals seek growth in their ...
Join us at the Vaadin create conference on October 24 - 25 in Frankfurt!

Discover next-gen app development at the Vaadin Create 2023 conference

Save the date for October 24th-25th, 2023, and get ready to discover the full potential of business app development at Vaadin Create 2023. Join us in the vibrant city of Frankfurt, Germany, at the Meliá Frankfurt City Hotel and learn how to harness the full power of Vaadin Flow and Hilla to create ...
OpenID Connect authentication & Vaadin - An integration example using Quarkus

OpenID Connect authentication & Vaadin - An integration example using Quarkus

This blog post discusses the advantages of using OpenID Connect (OIDC) for handling authentication in web applications. It also provides an example of integrating OIDC with Vaadin using Quarkus, emphasizing the importance of security libraries and best practices when working with OIDC. OpenID ...
Try the new Vaadin Visual Theme Editor

Styling made simple: Introducing the Vaadin Visual Theme Editor

But can you make it green? Theming and styling of an application can be a tedious task. The new Visual Theme Editor low code tool allows you to change the color, font size, etc., in your views – in real time – without code! When you implement changes, they are reflected in the live preview and your ...
Building Java API for JavaScript libraries - The lightweight approach

Building Java API for JavaScript libraries - The lightweight approach

Many Vaadin add-ons are wrappers around existing JavaScript libraries or components. The tooling and documentation in Vaadin are primarily targeted for the optimal case, where the wrapped component is a Web Component. The huge rewrite of the framework in version 10 was done largely to optimize this ...