Category: Business

Introducing Vaadin’s low-code to pro-code tools for Java: Avoiding lock-in and maintaining flexibility
In an era where software plays a crucial role in customer interactions, business process automation, and competitive differentiation, the interest in low-code development is increasing. With a shortage of skilled developers worldwide, organizations are looking to empower a new breed of users known ...
Unlock the power of user research: Building delightful business applications
With over 20 years of experience in web applications across various business verticals, our Vaadin experts have discovered the remarkable benefits that well-researched and -designed business applications offer. From reducing errors to delivering delightful user experiences, this distinction is ...

AI in Business Applications: A New Era for Enterprise Software
Last updated February 2025 AI and Generative AI (GAI) will clearly be the next transformative wave for software, likely even more impactful than the adoption of the internet, mobile, and cloud technologies. As an industry, we are just beginning a multi-decade journey to fully harness the value of ...

2023 Trends for Java in the Enterprise
According to developer surveys, Java is one of the top three programming languages, and its use continues to grow. While Java has long been the workhorse language for business applications, there has been little data available about how enterprises are really using Java. This first-ever State of ...

Practical Tips for Improving Your UX
Any business application's user experience (UX) is essential because it directly influences how users interact with and perceive the product. A well-designed UX improves daily productivity, lessens friction, and leads to fewer mistakes, more efficiency, and happier users. Whether you want to ...

PWAs for Business Applications: What Enterprise Dev Teams Need to Know
The benefits of Progressive Web Applications (PWA) for consumer apps and especially e-commerce apps are often reported. But beyond conversion, organic traffic, and daily active users, there are real benefits for business and enterprise applications – without additional effort, when using the right ...

Vaadin wins InfoWorld Bossie Award
The annual IDG’s InfoWorld Bossie Awards recognize the best business-oriented open source software products of the year. On October 17th, Vaadin had the honor of being recognized as one of the best open source software of 2022. InfoWorld’s columnist Andrew C. Oliver shared his view on why Vaadin ...

The state of Java in the enterprise survey
Take the survey → According to the PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index, in November 2022, Java is the second most popular language in the world. This ranking is determined by analyzing requests for programming language tutorials on Google. In addition, Java also holds its position among ...

Enterprise UX shouldn’t suck: How to build enterprise apps with the user in mind
Enterprise UX can be defined simply as UX for workplace apps. This refers to the apps that help employees run critical business processes for example in factories and financial and medical institutions. Internal apps used only in the workplace for timekeeping, compliance, and other organizational ...