Author: Lilli Salo
We’re excited to introduce the Vaadin Application Showcase—a curated collection of UI mockups designed to inspire and guide developers in building modern business applications. Whether you’re creating enterprise dashboards, back-office tools, or mobile-friendly applications, the showcase demonstrates how Vaadin’s full-stack Java platform enables intuitive, high-performance UI design.
IFD Engineering future-proofs warehouse management with Vaadin 24
Founded in 1993, IFD Engineering. has built a stellar reputation for delivering innovative software solutions in the warehouse logistics sector. Their flagship product, StoreIT, is a powerful and adaptable Warehouse Management System (WMS) designed to handle the full spectrum of warehouse ...
The best Java UI frameworks for full stack development
A framework is a collection of predefined code that developers use to create applications. Given Java’s endurance as the programming language of choice for decades, it has many frameworks with pre-existing libraries, classes, and functions. Developers can build applications without having to write ...
The best frontend frameworks to use with Spring Boot in 2025
Spring Boot is a preconfigured version of the Spring framework that makes it easy to create stand-alone, production-grade applications. Spring Boot is a backend framework that has become a major player in the enterprise Java ecosystem. It lets Java developers start building web applications ...
The Vaadin Way: A modern approach to building Java web apps
We understand that building business applications is both an art and a science. Our platform is designed to empower developers to craft modern, high-quality web applications in Java. However, with versatility comes the challenge of figuring out the best way to leverage it—some approaches lead to ...
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 ...
6 DateTimePicker components for your web apps
Inputting dates and times in web applications is a common task—whether users select a birthdate, book travel, or schedule an appointment. A reliable DateTimePicker component can drastically enhance the user experience by minimizing errors and simplifying input. There are many components designed ...
Best Angular alternatives for web development in 2025
Angular is a web development framework that provides APIs, libraries, and tools to streamline application development. Despite being a mature, secure, and well-maintained framework—Angular’s popularity has steadily declined in the last few years. In comparison, Angular alternatives like React and ...
Comparing Java GUI frameworks: Vaadin, JavaFX, and Swing
Choosing Java GUI framework is crucial for building responsive and robust applications. Whether you're working with Swing, JavaFX, or exploring modern frameworks like Vaadin Flow, your choice will significantly impact your project's performance and user experience. Learn how to automate the ...
The status of Java Swing - And why consider modernization
Java Swing has been supporting enterprise applications for decades. However, Swing is now in maintenance mode and no longer reflects the state of the art in application development. But does that mean that Java Swing is deprecated, and what are the alternatives for organizations that use Swing? ...