5 datepicker web components for your site

Web Components Wednesday (WCW) blog series is created for two purposes: introducing easy-to-use components and educating people on the concept of Web Components. All the WCW blogs can be found here. Choosing a date is a very common task in any UI. Making that intuitive and easy for users can be ...

Vaadin's frontend direction

There has been some discussion about what the recently announced Vaadin 10 platform means in the context of GWT. I'll summarise some background about the direction we're taking here. I want to bring up two central themes: component models and freedom of choice. Component models UI development ...

Going Web Native

The web has evolved immensely in the last couple years and with it, so have the technologies. In this article we explore going Native Apps v Web Apps. I visit conferences and meetups, speak with incredibly smart people, and have time to investigate new and exciting technologies to see how they fit ...

Responsive Design Made Easy with CSS Grid and Web Components

A simple responsive layout example without any tricks nor manipulating DOM with JavaScript. Responsive design is used to create good user interfaces across all display sizes and devices. Generally, this means the size, position, and visibility of each section within the UI is dependent on the ...

Adding graphs to Polymer 2 web applications

We are happy to announce the release of Vaadin Charts 5 with support for Polymer 2! Vaadin Charts offers a range of custom elements for creating dynamic graphs for data visualization, from simple column charts to complex combinations of more than one type of chart. Powerful features and a powerful ...

Vaadin Core Elements 2 Roadmap

Polymer 2 support, more components, and theming support These are exciting times for Web developers. More and more browsers have shipped native support for Web Components, allowing us to rely less on polyfills and finally realize the full potential of Web Components. You might have seen that Google ...