Vaadin Blog
TouchKit and Gestures
Matti Tahvonen gives us a slight peek behind the curtains on what he is currently working on. It's something little about Vaadin, gestures and touch devices. Read everything in Matti's blog.
Vaadin 7 alpha2 delayed
Vaadin 7 is being developed as a series of timeboxed releases with around 6-8 weeks reserved for each alpha release. For Vaadin 7 alpha1 we managed to be spot on with the release on Christmas eve but unfortunately this is not the case with Vaadin 7 alpha 2. We have partly underestimated the work ...
IntelliJ IDEA is Now Even Better
We heard of IDEA getting full support for Vaadin earlier this month. Dmitry Zhuravlev published version 1.4.0 of his Vaadin plugin for IntelliJ IDEA. The easiest way to get the plugin is via the Plugin Manager: press "Browse repositories…" and search for "Vaadin". Then right click on the "Vaadin ...
Vaadin Services
A company behind the framework As some of you might know, Vaadin is not only a UI framework but there are also real breathing people behind it taking it forward all the time. Some might see this as a contradiction to the Open Source nature of the framework but we see it as an enabler. By having a ...
Scaladin 1.0 released
Scala is a programming language with functional and object-oriented aspects. It runs on JVM and interoperates with Java, which means that you can use Scala to create applications with Vaadin. In addition to the necessary Java, Scala and Vaadin libraries, you don't need anything extra to develop ...
Presentations from Vaadin Meetup
Last week we organized a Vaadin meetup on board a cruise to Jfokus conference. The event was again a success and for that I would like to thank all the participants, speakers and sponsons. If you were not able to attend, do not worry, three of the presentations are included below. Sorry for the ...
Introducing new Pro Account feature - JRebel
I’m proud to announce that Vaadin Pro Account has just been turbocharged. Starting from 1st of March Pro Account users can obtain license for awesome JRebel for Vaadin that eliminates the need for redeployment in your Vaadin development. And the best thing is that we’re giving it for free! (and ...
Embedding Vaadin Anywhere with Vaadin XS
Matti Tahvonen has written what essentially is a tutorial for using Vaadin XS - the add-on that enables you to embed Vaadin applications in any HTML document. Having, say, IIS as the web server for your intranet is not a hindrance for having Vaadin applications for intranet use anymore. Vaadin XS ...
Setting up your add-on project
Have you ever started "new Vaadin Widget" wizard, hacked together a nice component and in the end wondered how exactly should I have set up this project? I am sure you have - and you are not alone. The common questions are almost endless: How to automate the build of the widget? How to use Maven ...