To get the most out of this book

You'll get the most out of this book if you already have some kind of experience with the Vaadin Framework. If you don't, go through the official online tutorial at https://vaadin.com/docs/v8/framework/tutorial.html before continuing with this book.

In order to use the companion code, you need the Java SE Development Kit and Java EE SDK version 8 or later. You also need Maven version 3 or later. A Java IDE with Maven support, such as IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, or NetBeans is recommended.