Digital transformation projects often rely on the updating or replacing of apps, but that can put a brake on the speed of progress. Many enterprise apps rely on established systems like Java which have been around for a long time but still remain popular. We spoke to Kim Weins, VP of products at open source web development platform Vaadin , to find out more about the challenges of bringing enterprise apps up to date. BN: What is the role and prevalence of Java in enterprise applications? KW: Java continues to dominate as the workhorse for enterprise applications because it’s easy to use and can handle heavy performance loads. Java has a huge ecosystem of frameworks, components, and tools. For the last 25 years, organizations have been building applications using Java, so the number of enterprise Java applications is enormous. Even today, Java is still one of the most popular programming languages (number three according to RedMonk and Developer Nation ). With a huge ecosystem of components and tools available, I don’t see its enterprise users becoming less satisfied. BN: What are the biggest challenges developers face when building enterprise applications? KW: The two biggest challenges that developers face are […]