Vaadin 14 is reaching it's end of life. Here's what to do next.

Free support for Vaadin 14 is ending. What’s next?

After five years of free support, Vaadin 14 will reach its end of life on August 14th, 2024. While applications developed with the unsupported framework will continue to run, security updates, compatibility patches, and other bug fixes will no longer be available for the underlying platform. Please ...
Think twice before overriding Object.equals()

Think twice before overriding Object.equals()

Overriding the Object.equals(Object) method, and its “companion” Object.hashCode(), provides your classes with some superpowers, but they are also one of the most common sources of problems that I see new and sometimes also more experienced Java and Vaadin developers struggling with. Some ...
Supercharge Your Productivity with These 5 Java Libraries

Top 5 Java libraries for boosting developer productivity in 2024

Java libraries enable developers to be more productive than with pure JDK alone. But not all Java libraries are created equal, and with dozens to choose from, finding the right ones to impact your team’s productivity can be challenging. To make the decision easier, the team at Vaadin has compiled a ...
Top fullstack Java UI frameworks 2024

The best Java UI frameworks for full stack development in 2024

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 ...
Best practices for Java web application security

Best practices for Java web application security

Java is platform-independent, robust, and scalable – and it’s widely used across business and enterprise. But is Java secure? At Vaadin, we know that Java is secure by design, but we also know that, just like any other component of the secure development process, security comes down to how Java is ...
Creating Custom Form Fields in Vaadin

Creating well-behaving form fields using CustomField

Developing well-structured Vaadin applications is essentially composing a lot of well-named custom components. Some of those components have a few more responsibilities than giving order and structure to your codebase – namely fields, the components you use in your forms to edit the properties of ...
four app modernization strategies: rehosting, refactoring, rearchitecting, and rebuilding

Four app modernization strategies and best practices

Cutting-edge applications are necessary to maintain a competitive edge in the post-COVID era. As users demand faster load times, seamless interfaces, and accessibility across devices, businesses must evolve their technology. However, legacy applications—often critical to business operations—can ...
4 Simple ways to display geospatial features in Vaadin Flow UIs

Four ways to display geospatial features in Vaadin Flow UIs

Java is a commonly used platform to edit geospatial data. There is almost an overload of various tools and libraries available. There are a number of UI widgets for Vaadin that allow you to plot and even edit geospatial information. The unique architecture of Vaadin Flow also allows you to build ...
Build modern web business solutions 100% in Java with Vaadin

4 Benefits of Java for enterprise application development

Enterprise application development isn’t just about building software—it’s about creating systems that can handle massive workloads, ensure top-notch security, and integrate effortlessly with legacy infrastructure. Java consistently delivers on these needs. In this article, we’ll uncover why Java ...