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Leveraging Developer Productivity: Best Practices and Essential Tools

by Ekaterina Skorobogataya

April 27, 2023

8 min read

Developing software is a complex and time-consuming process, but fortunately, there are a variety of tools available to help improve developer productivity. From integrated development environments and their plugins to UI widg...

How to Build a JavaScript Taskboard with DHTMLX JS Kanban [Tutorial]

by Eugene Panchenko

April 20, 2023

12 min read

Updated on Updated on September 18, 2025. Project management is a complex and multifaceted process. According to Capterra, key project management software features include project planning/scheduling, task management, project tracking, prioritization, and time trackin...

DHTMLX Suite 8.1 with Autoheight, Export to PDF/PNG, New Editing Capabilities for Grid and TreeGrid Widgets, and More

by Eugene Panchenko

April 18, 2023

8 min read

Not much time has passed since the major release of our JavaScript UI widgets library, but we are ready to take the next step forward. With the active participation of our customers, we quickly managed to make a list of top-pr...

DHTMLX Gantt Lightbox Editor Amplified with Suite UI Widgets

by Eugene Panchenko

April 11, 2023

7 min read

When integrating the DHTMLX JavaScript Gantt component in project management apps, our customers face the necessity to customize Gantt to their requirements. The lightbox editor is one of the Gantt elements that is frequently ...

DHTMLX Maintains Popularity in G2’s Spring 2023 Rankings

by Eugene Panchenko

April 6, 2023

2 min read

The G2 platform has recently given the whole DHTMLX team another reason to rejoice and smile. Or actually eight reasons - this is the number of new awards highlighted in the latest G2’s spring 2023 reports. Thanks to authenti...

Maintenance Release: Gantt 8.0.1, Suite 8.0.2, Kanban 1.4.1, Event Calendar 2.0.3, Pivot 1.5.6

by Eugene Panchenko

March 30, 2023

4 min read

Hello everyone, and welcome to the first pack of maintenance releases in the spring of 2023. In March, we’ve been quite busy preparing updates for our Gantt and Kanban components, but we’ve also addressed remarks and suggestio...

DHTMLX Kanban 1.4 with New Themes, Comments, Votes, Linking Tasks, and More

by Eugene Panchenko

March 22, 2023

10 min read

Today we are excited to announce the release of DHTMLX Kanban v1.4. Despite its minor status, this update of our JavaScript Kanban library delivers a range of significant new features and improvements that will benefit both we...

DHTMLX Gantt 8.0 with Improved Resource Management, Updated Auto Scheduling and Slack Calculation, New Design for Samples, and More

by Eugene Panchenko

March 20, 2023

15 min read

Project management is one of the most challenging aspects of doing business in today’s technological world. For years, DHTMLX Gantt has been a reliable tool for building business web apps based on feature-packed Gantt charts. ...

Announcing DHTMLX JavaScript Booking Widget

by Ekaterina Skorobogataya

March 16, 2023

2 min read

Spring is here, and we continue working on expanding our product portfolio with versatile JavaScript UI widgets for building web apps of any complexity. Currently, the DHTMLX team engages in developing a lightweight and respon...

Why Use DHTMLX for Building a JavaScript Heatmap Chart

by Eugene Panchenko

March 14, 2023

7 min read

DHTMLX Chart was one of the central figures in the latest major release of our JavaScript UI widgets library (v8.0). This charting widget received a couple of important updates but the most notable of them is a new data visual...