IZUM's migration from Swing to Vaadin: Modernizing library operations from desktop-to-web

Cutting-edge applications are necessary to maintain a competitive edge in the post-COVID era. Users today expect lightning-fast load times, intuitive interfaces, and accessibility from any device at any time. Born-in-the-cloud companies can use everything from serverless to artificial intelligence ...

Discover how Fujitsu supercharged its application migration process from Vaadin 7 to 14 with Vaadin's Expert-on-Demand (EOD) services. In just a week, Fujitsu had a solid starting point for the new version of the application. Fujitsu Finland is a full-service provider of information technology and ...

Vaadin 8 reached its end of life a year ago, on February 21, 2022, five years after its initial release. The last free version under Apache 2 license was 8.14.3. Without an application upgrade, your Vaadin 8 app continues to function as expected. However, you no longer receive the following: ...

Your developers write comments appropriately; you avoid deeply nested loops; and you make a point of detecting and removing duplicate code. Your team does these things, without hesitation, because everyone knows it makes your application easier to maintain. But how is your team making your ...

Application modernization is a key element in an enterprise’s overall digital transformation strategy. A study by IBM found that modernizing existing applications and infrastructure is a top digital transformation goal for over 40% of IT decision makers. We sat down with our Migrations Lead, Ben ...

In this article, we look at an actual Migration Assessment case that Vaadin expert Jean-Christophe Gueriaud and I recently completed for a customer in Germany. I review the different steps and offer behind-the-scenes insight into how these projects work. The case covers a typical 2-week assessment ...

In 2019 we’re getting Microsoft Edge on Chromium, which means the end of another browser engine, and another step in a trend to consolidation around open source. In this article we look further to the state of embedded browsers for Swing, SWT, JavaFX and Microsoft's WPF and how engine consolidation ...

In March 2018 Oracle released its Java Client Roadmap update. The document was significant because it acknowledged the creeping obsolescence affecting all desktop-oriented Java technologies including Swing, Applets, Web Start, and JavaFX. The roadmap update mentions the shift to mobile-first and ...

You've probably guessed companies today are spending billions on digital transformation projects. If you're wondering about the precise number, you may be surprised that Statista estimates it will reach $2.8 trillion by 2025. Amidst this heavy spending are a few opportunities for application ...