Vaadin TestBench is an integration test tool, an extension to WebDriver. It simulates user interactions in real browser implementations. Thus, it is a great tool to really ensure things work as they should, from the browser level all the way to the database. From low-level UI testing... TestBench ...

14 years ago we saw a gap between web and Java - two rising platforms of the day. Since then we have been on a mission of bridging this gap. Some frameworks have considered these as two distant islands, where two separate tribes live speaking different languages. We continue to believe that ...

Last week we had an intro webinar to OSGi and using it with Vaadin. OSGi helps you to build modular applications where you can easily add, enable and disable modules at runtime. Most developers who have worked with OSGi projects know a minor pain point in OSGi development. There is a huge set of ...

Vaadin CDI support became official today. While CDI features have been in use in practice for quite some time already, this is a major step in making the use of Java EE 7 technologies easier. Most of you are already more than familiar with Java EE “Web Profile”. Web Profile offers a complete stack ...

Martin Vaněk is one of many who have recently discovered how awesome a combination Spring Boot and Vaadin make. He has written an excellent blog entry and an example application to use modern stuff like Java 8, Spring Boot, Vaadin, WebSockets and OAuth2 together and he hosts this beast in RedHat’s ...

Have you already seen the movie Interstellar? After participating in a Vaadin Training, you can literally see the fifth dimension and get a much better understanding of how to build your Vaadin applications – just like in the movie. Except you don’t have to travel to a distant planet, you can ...

GWT 2.7 was just released, 10 months after GWT 2.6, with the main focus on debugging and development speed through SuperDev mode and incremental compilation. GWT 2.7 has no doubt played a central role in Google’s latest Inbox for GMail release so let’s dive deeper into this new release. SuperDev ...

While Vaadin is about writing and reusing UI components, OSGi is a specification for writing bundles from which you create your application. It is not part of the Java EE specification, but still a very popular solution for managing application modularization. It helps you reuse your code, start ...

In October we decided to run a survey on the Vaadin community to get a better understanding of how you and your company see trainings and certifications as an internal competence builder. Having just had a certification week where over 160 new Vaadin Developers got certified, it didn’t come as a ...