Vaadin Blog

We are often asked in our community forum, customer meetings, or conferences if Vaadin can be used with microservices. The short answer is: Yes, absolutely.

Advanced RAG techniques with Spring AI
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) has become a standard approach for enhancing LLM responses with domain-specific knowledge. While basic RAG implementations can be straightforward, building production-grade solutions often requires more sophisticated techniques. Spring AI provides several ...

Dynamically generated forms with Vaadin Flow
Andreas Lange from Pivotal recently published an insightful example where a Vaadin application dynamically generates a grid and a form based on domain objects annotated with metadata that provides hints for the presentation layer. This inspired me to revisit a topic that is both old and new in the ...

IFD Engineering future-proofs warehouse management with Vaadin 24
Founded in 1993, IFD Engineering. has built a stellar reputation for delivering innovative software solutions in the warehouse logistics sector. Their flagship product, StoreIT, is a powerful and adaptable Warehouse Management System (WMS) designed to handle the full spectrum of warehouse ...

Unleashing Vaadin for GUI-Based Java Scripts with JBang
Making Java work for utility apps and scripts Java has long been known for its robustness and scalability, but it has never been the go-to choice for small utility apps or quick scripts. While tools like Bash and Python are commonly used for scripting, they often come with their own set of ...

Use Java - It can be the most elegant method for you
TLDR: this is a ranty reply to a recent article about styling I didn't fully agree with. The rest of the TLDR is in the Java code example. Java code can be elegant—even when it’s used to adjust the style of your UI components. In a recent article about theming Vaadin applications, my colleague ...

How to integrate Vaadin into your Spring project: A step-by-step guide
Do you have a Spring project you'd like to enhance with a user interface? Or perhaps you're considering an alternative to your existing frontend solution? With Vaadin, you can seamlessly integrate UI and backend development in Java and evolve your project into a full-stack application. In this ...

Find Vaadin at these 2025 events
Hey Vaadin developers! As we kick off 2025, the Vaadin team is hitting the road again and wants to connect with you at developer events around the world. These conferences offer an opportunity to meet us in person, explore the latest demos, discover new features, and engage in technical ...

Seeing through objections against full-stack development
Maybe it's just me standing on the top of a hill screaming out to the world about the benefits of full-stack development. Or maybe you're also inspired by the idea but struggling to convince your customer, manager, or other colleagues? Many of the common objections against the concept are based on ...

Implementing a custom UI for a web app that has no API
It has happened before, and it happened again. I found myself dissatisfied with software I had to use multiple times a week. As a professional UI developer, I am particularly sensitive to bad UX. When a perfectly functional phone reservation service for my home island’s ferry was replaced with a ...