Tarek Oraby on foojay.io - Friends of OpenJDK

Spring Boot and React in Harmony

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:14:40 +0000

Develop clean and maintainable business apps on top of Spring Boot and React, and do it faster using the Hilla framework.

For many full-stack developers, the combination of Spring Boot and React has become a staple in building dynamic business applications. Yet, while powerful, this pairing has its set of challenges. From type-related errors to collaboration hurdles, developers often find themselves navigating a maze of everyday issues.

Enter Hilla , a framework that aims to simplify this landscape. If Hilla hasn’t crossed your radar yet, this article will provide an overview of what it offers and how it can potentially streamline your development process when working with Spring Boot and React.

How to style a Vaadin Application

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:41:12 +0000

In this guide, we learn the basics of styling a Vaadin application using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

While it is possible to style some parts of a Vaadin application using the Java API, this approach tends to be rather limited for mid- to large-sized applications.

So, it is recommended to do the styling of a Vaadin application by adding CSS inside standard style sheets. This guide focuses only on the recommended style-sheets approach.

Create a CRUD UI in Pure Java

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:10:06 +0000

In this guide, we create a web UI that performs full CRUD (create, read, update, and delete) operations on a Spring Data JPA backend. This UI is developed entirely in pure Java using Vaadin Flow (no HTML or JavaScript involved). You can explore the full source code on GitHub .

What You Need

About 15 minutes
JDK 17 or later

Step 1: Import a Starter Project

Click here to download an empty project starter . Unpack the downloaded zip into a folder on your computer, and import the project in the IDE of your choice.

Build Web Apps in Pure Java with Vaadin Flow

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:21:24 +0000

Vaadin Flow enables you to quickly build web apps in pure Java, without writing any HTML or JavaScript.

In this guide, you learn how to build a small but fully functional ToDo application using Vaadin Flow.

What You Need

About 5 minutes
JDK 11 or higher (For example, Eclipse Temurin JDK ).

Step 1: Download a Vaadin Project

Click here to download an empty project starter . Unpack the downloaded zip into a folder on your computer, and import the project in the IDE of your choice.