Development of admin panels in Java

Websites and mobile applications consist of two main parts: the client part, with which the end user interacts, and the admin panel, which is designed to manage the product. The admin panel is also called CMS, from the English Content Management System – content management system.

In essence, CMS is a web application with which company employees can add products, process orders, publish news, and perform any other administrative actions.

There are three types of content management systems: open source, boxed, and custom. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of each of them.

Boxed

This is a closed source CMS that only official developers can modify and release updates. The advantages of such admin panels include low cost, quick launch and good support, and the disadvantages are cumbersome and inconvenient functionality aimed at meeting the needs of different companies, a small number of add-ons, instability to high loads.

Open source CMS

In fact, this is the same boxed solution, but with minor differences. Open source means that anyone can modify and edit such admin panels, which is why they have a lot of plugins, themes and add-ons.

One of the main advantages of open source CMS is that they are distributed free of charge, but at the same time they are most vulnerable to hacker attacks, have cumbersome functionality, low speed and poor load resistance.

Individual admin panels

Such CMS are developed for each individual project. They are characterized by small functionality, user-friendly interface and high performance, since the browser does not need to download hundreds of unnecessary plugins and add-ons every time. Individual admin panels can expand as the company grows, are resistant to cyberattacks and withstand high loads, and are an excellent solution for atypical and large projects. But, at the same time, their development requires time and investment.

Java was created in 1995, and at the beginning of 2022 it ranks third in the ranking of the most popular programming languages ​​in the world, behind only Python and C#. It is used in their projects by such large companies as Google, Amazon and Meta, which also speaks of the viability of the language.

In web development, Java is mainly used to create the back-end, and with its help you can implement almost any functionality.

Strengths of Java:

• Platform independence. Java applications can be easily transferred between computer systems regardless of hardware and software configurations. The code written in this language works on different operating systems, including Windows, MacOS and Linux without additional modifications, which is extremely convenient for the Internet, an environment that unites a huge number of different systems around the world.
• Object orientation. Java is considered the world’s first OOP language. Almost everything is an object in it. This model is fault-tolerant and scalable.

• Security. The performance of the entire site or mobile application depends on the stability of the CMS, therefore, during its development, programmers pay enough attention to the issue of security. Java contains a built-in Security Manager that allows you to set clear rules for accessing databases. Also, the language does not use pointers. This means that parts of the application can only access a memory location after proper permission checking. All these and other Java tools make the code resistant to any cyber attacks.
• Developed community. Java is written by millions of developers around the world. Therefore, if during the implementation of the admin panel, specialists have difficulties with creating non-standard functionality, they can always turn to the community and get a quick answer. This has a positive effect on development speed.
• High performance. The Java architecture is designed to reduce runtime overhead. In addition, the language uses Just-In-Time compilation and adaptive optimization.
• Multithreading. Java code is able to perform several tasks at the same time, which positively affects the performance of the software product.

The admin panel must fully meet the needs of the business, so its development is carried out in several steps.

Stage 1. Studying the business

Specialists get acquainted with the business, study internal processes, and, based on the data obtained, form technical specifications for specialists.

Stage 2. Interface design

The main part of the users of the administrative panel are company employees who have no idea about programming. Therefore, the internal interface should be simple and intuitive for every person. This task is performed by UI designers.

Stage 3. Layout

During the layout process, the picture created at the design stage turns into a full-fledged interface, with working buttons, links and visual effects.

Stage 4. Development of functionality

At this stage, the server part of the project is implemented, which ensures the correct operation of all the functions of the future admin panel. The backend can be written in different programming languages, including Java.

Stage 5. Testing

When the admin panel is created, it moves to the testing stage, during which not only the correct operation of the system is checked, but also the compliance of the product with the original plans.

Step 6 Implementation

After successful testing, the CMS is integrated into the company, and the staff is trained to work with the new software.

AVADA-MEDIA has extensive experience in developing and deploying administrative panels for various software products. In our work, we use the latest technology stack, including the Java programming language, which gives us the opportunity to implement the most complex ideas and non-standard functionality.