Vaadin 7: Modern web apps in Java

Vaadin Framework provides a desktop-like programming model for creating Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) in plain Java - without the need for HTML, XML, plug-ins or JavaScript. Now released Vaadin 7 includes Google Web Toolkit (GWT) to provide the best of the Java based UI development - both of the server and client-side.

This session explains the key concepts of the server-side and client-side RIA development with Java as well as summarizes what is new with Vaadin 7 and how it relates to GWT. To demonstrate the use of the framework, an example application is developed during the session step-by-step. The presentation is concluded with pointers on how to start developing your own applications with Apache-licensed Vaadin 7.