Data-Centric Applications with Vaadin 8

This book teaches you everything you need to know to create stunning Vaadin applications for all your web development needs. Deep dive into advanced Vaadin concepts while creating your very own sample Vaadin application.
Key FeaturesA one-stop book to enhance your working knowledge with Vaadin.Explore and implement the architecture of Vaadin applications.Delve into advanced topics such as data binding, authentication and authorization to improvise your application’s performance.Book DescriptionVaadin is an open-source Java framework used to build modern user interfaces. Vaadin 8 simplifies application development and improves user experience. The book begins with an overview of the architecture of Vaadin applications and the way you can organize your code in modules.Then it moves to the more advanced topics about advanced topics such as internationalization, authentication, authorization, and database connectivity. The book also teaches you how to implement CRUD views, how to generate printable reports, and how to manage data with lazy loading.
By the end of this book you will be able to architect, implement, and deploy stunning Vaadin applications, and have the knowledge to master web development with Vaadin.
What you will learnModularize your Vaadin applications with MavenCreate high quality custom componentsImplement robust and secure authentication and authorization mechanismsConnect to SQL databases efficientlyDesign robust CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) viewsGenerate stunning reportsImprove resource consumption by using lazy loadingWho this book is forIf you area Software developer with previous experience with Vaadin and would like to gain more comprehensive and advanced skills in Vaadin web development, then this book is for you.
Alejandro Duarte is a developer advocate and trainer at Vaadin Ltd. He is also the author of Vaadin 7 UI Design by Example: Beginner's Guide (Packt, 2013). Graduating from the National University of Colombia with a B.S. in computer science, Alejandro learned how to program with the BASIC programming language at age 13 and has worked on many software development projects in startup-like and big companies in several countries. When he isn't coding, he splits his time between his family, his beautiful girlfriend, and his passion for the electric guitar. You can follow him on Twitter at @alejandro_du.