Anticipating 7.1.0, Debug Window

In the series of new features in 7.1.0, last week we looked into how the push functionality works, and this time we’re taking a bit more shallow and visual approach. I’ll walk us through the completely new and redesigned debug window. Aside from the fact that it’s actually easy on the eyes ...

Anticipating 7.1.0, Server push

Asynchronous updates of the UI have always been very high on the wishlists of many Vaadin developers. Even I stumbled upon the need for asynchronous updates during my junior years, without even realizing it. I thought Vaadin was broken somehow. I mean, if my button’s click listener can change the ...

Vaadin 7 certification goes online

We have a long awaited announcement to make: Vaadin 7 developer certification is finally live at vaadin.com. Starting from today, you can validate your Vaadin 7 skills by taking an online exam through the Vaadin Pro Account. Vaadin certification helps you communicate the skills and expertise in ...

Vaadin 7.1 Beta out now

What a nice way to start a new week. The Vaadin build process was successfully completed on Friday and we have now a new minor (beta) release: Vaadin 7.1 Beta1 is available in Maven Central and on the download page. Those of you who have been following Vaadin development lately already know that ...

Vaadin Charts export from browser to SVG and PDF

Blog post by Matti Tahvonen: Like most new chart libraries of our era, Vaadin Charts was born for the web. Behind the scenes, we rely on the industry leading Highcharts JS library, which renders charts in the browser using the standard SVG vector format. Even though SVG had a rocky start, modern ...