What is Vaadin?
Vaadin is a robust web application framework that enables the creation of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) with a server-side architecture. Unlike JavaScript libraries and browser-plugin based solutions, Vaadin leverages Google Web Toolkit (GWT) on the browser side to deliver a rich and fluid user experience. The framework offers a comprehensive collection of UI components, such as Buttons, Tables, Trees, and Layouts, which developers can compose to build the application's user interface. These components communicate with each other and with the business logic through events, listeners, and data binding Vaadin's component-based architecture, coupled with its use of the statically typed Java language and data binding features, facilitates the rapid development of modular and easily refactorable applications. The framework's IDE and tooling support, including a visual designing tool, enable developers to build web user interfaces quickly
Highlights
- Write UI in plain Java with the ability to create layouts in HTML or using a visual designer
- All application logic resides securely on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
- Programming model based on components and events, similar to traditional UI frameworks
- Develop in the same familiar language and tools as other Java-based projects
- Build user interfaces from a wide range of ready-made web components that work across devices, from mobile to desktop