Vaadin's Satay Nutella reports today that Vaadin, a Java-based Web application framework, is switching gears to support C# as "the first-class programming language on the server-side as well as on the client-side."
When you thought Vaadin.NET 7.2 and 7.3 were on the way, we've been hard at work on a secret project all along. Today we're proud to announce the release of 12 intensive months of work behind the scenes by our R&D department. We at Vaadin.NET always strive to stay on the edge of the wave and having seen the popularity of C# in the past few years, we decided to pull the switch behind the scenes.
Nutella called the switch a "huge thing for developers around the world," who can work in a "superior sharp language while developing full-blown Ajax applications. For Vaadin (now Vaadin.NET) developers concerned about what the switch will mean for them, Nutella had reassuring words and some practical advice: