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Building applications for a global audience requires more than just translating text. It's about creating a user experience that feels native for users in different regions, regardless of their language or cultural background. This is where internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) come into play. In this blog post, we'll show how Vaadin helps you to build internationalized applications.
Vaadin 24.5 enhancements and how to get involved in upcoming releases
Every new Vaadin release comes packed with a selection of enhancements and improvements. But have you ever wondered how the Vaadin team decides which features to include? In this blog post, we’ll dive into the process behind feature selection, explain how you can get involved, and showcase two ...
How to publish Java libraries to Maven Central using your GitHub account
The Central Repository, often referred also as Maven Central or simply Central, is the primary repository for publicly shared JVM libraries, independent of the actual build tool. For example, since JCenter was closed, you are most likely using Maven Central, even if you wouldn’t be using Maven. ...
Three quick ways to display your Java objects in the UI
As a developer, there often comes a time when you need to quickly display your data structures in a human-readable format on the screen. During development, debuggers often provide a nice tree-like view of your data objects, which helps visualize the structure. Building something similar manually ...
Vaadin 24.5 makes Kubernetes easy and brings Copilot to Flow
Say hello to Vaadin 24.5! This release brings exciting new capabilities to the platform, including the Vaadin Control Center for managing apps in production and automatic user management without extra development. You'll also find the Vaadin Modernization Toolkit for seamless migration from older ...
Introducing Vaadin Control Center: The DevOps tool for managing and scaling Java apps on Kubernetes
We’re excited to introduce the very first public preview of Vaadin Control Center—a powerful DevOps tool for Java developers deploying on Kubernetes. It simplifies the operation of Vaadin apps in production, seamlessly integrating with both new and existing Java applications, so you can deploy, ...
Collaboration Kit is now free and open source
In 2020, we embarked on developing modern collaborative functionalities for your Vaadin applications, tackling the challenges of managing UI state changes and synchronization and ensuring every update efficiently reaches the appropriate users. Our journey has been a learning curve—enhanced by user ...
Integrating Lottie web animations for better UX in Java apps
When building useful applications, things like animations are typically the last thing to think about. They all seem like extra work away from solving the “real problem.” Yet, we all know that they enhance the user experience by making interactions smoother and more intuitive. I’ve always been ...
Calling ChatGPT and OpenAI APIs in Spring Boot with Java
This article will guide you on integrating OpenAI APIs, such as ChatGPT, in your Spring Boot application. We will cover moderation, embedding, and chat completion requests. It is a part of our Building an AI chatbot in Java series. Prerequisites This tutorial assumes you already have a Spring Boot ...
Building a custom AI agent in Java: A hands-on guide
Large Language Models (LLMs) are amazing tools. We can ask them to do things for us in plain language, and they use their vast knowledge of the world to deliver an answer in an instant. But when it comes to building AI-powered applications, there's a big problem: LLMs are generic, while our ...