Why We Still Build Add‑ons in the Age of AI
AI makes it fast to generate a Vaadin component, but not to maintain one. Why we keep building, publishing and maintaining add-ons, and how AI helps us do it.
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When Vaadin Ships Your Add-on: What We Did with Toggle Button
Vaadin 25.3 added Switch, a core component very close to our Toggle Button add-on. Here is why we rebuilt Toggle Button 2.0 on top of it instead of …
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Commons Demo: the free toolkit behind our add-on demos
Commons Demo is the free, open-source library behind our Vaadin add-on demos. See what it does and how to use it in your own projects.
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Google Maps Add-On: Mobile Right-Click for Markers
Discover the built-in support for right-click events on mobile and touch devices using the Google Maps Add-on for Vaadin applications.
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Building a Vaadin Add-on in Record Time with Claude AI
Build a Vaadin add-on at record speed with Claude. The architect role allows fast planning, iterating, and validating.
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Why Vaadin Still Matters in 2026
Is Vaadin still relevant in 2026? A practical perspective based on real-world projects, long-term maintenance, and the latest Vaadin 25.
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Vaadin 10 to 25: Migrating a 8-Year-Old App with Claude AI
We migrated a Vaadin 10 app to Vaadin 25 in record time. Discover the power of clean architecture and our AI workflow with Claude.
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Vaadin 25: How We Solved JSON Migration
A practical look at how we simplified add-ons migration to Vaadin 25 using a JSON compatibility helper for Elemental JSON and Jackson 3
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Improving Code Reviews with AI: Our Experience with CodeRabbit
How we integrated AI-powered CodeRabbit into our review process. Lessons learned, benefits, and how it improved our workflow.
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Our Commitment to Open Source: Releases and Updates in 2024
A quick catch up on how we kept contributing to the open source world with our Vaadin add-ons development during 2024.
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Introducing our first Vaadin add-ons integrating React Components
Introduction to Syntax Highlighter and Image Crop, our first add-ons created using the new Vaadin integration for React Components.
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Google Maps Add-on: How to Get and Track Current Location
How to use Google Maps Add-on in Vaadin applications to get and track the user's current geographic location.
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A Guide to Using Badge List Add-on
An introduction on how to use Badge List Add-on component to enhance data representation and user interaction in Vaadin applications.
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How to use Angular Components with Vaadin
A detailed tutorial on how to build a Web Component from Angular Components and how to use the result in a Vaadin application.
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Using our AppLayout Addon in a Hilla Application
Short tutorial explaining how to use our AppLayout Addon in a new Hilla application created at start.vaadin.com
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Vaadin TreeGrid with lazy loading, filtering and sorting
An example on how to display hierarchical data implementing a Vaadin TreeGrid component with lazy loading, filtering and sorting.
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CSS Theming & Styling in Vaadin 14
A review of how to deal with theming and styling in each version of Vaadin, focusing in the advantages present in the 14 version
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