diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/box.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/box.rst
index 6203945822a8559fed804468543d263673408752..150190973b3ada94f03c5d26f2d46874ce49c7e9 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/box.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/box.rst
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ orientation. If you want each child to have the same size, you can use the
 
       box.props.homogeneous = True
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+      :emphasize-lines: 8
+
+      var box = new Gtk.Box (Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL, 6);
+      var hello = new Gtk.Button.with_label ("Hello");
+      var gbye = new Gtk.Button.with_label ("Goodbye");
+
+      box.append (hello);
+      box.append (gbye);
+
+      box.homogeneous = true;
+
 
 Expanding boxes
 ---------------
@@ -84,6 +96,22 @@ Boxes will provide extra space to a child if the child is set to expand:
       box.append(bar)
       box.append(baz)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var box = new Gtk.Box (Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL, 6);
+
+      var foo = new Gtk.Button.with_label ("Live");
+      var bar = new Gtk.Button.with_label ("Laugh");
+      var baz = new Gtk.Button.with_label ("Love");
+
+      box.append (foo);
+      box.append (bar);
+      box.append (baz);
+
+      // We set the middle button to expand. which will make the box
+      // expand, if given more space
+      bar.hexpand = true;
+
    .. code-tab:: xml
 
       <object class="GtkBox">
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/button.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/button.rst
index 000c1bf69d907eee319f52abc87c6cd763414948..75012bbaab3ec47c8fea3900395a79db8f2a92c0 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/button.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/button.rst
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ set the ``GtkWidget:can-default`` property for this to work.
     # "window" is the top level window that contains the button
     window.set_default_widget(button)
 
+  .. code-tab:: vala
+
+     button.can_default = true;
+
+     // "window" is the top level window that contains the button
+     window.default_widget = button;
+
 
 One more detail that is good to know about default activation is that hitting
 :kbd:`Enter` while the focus is in a ``GtkEntry`` will only activate the default
@@ -127,12 +134,15 @@ widget if the entry is marked as 'activates-default'.
 
   .. code-tab:: c
 
-    gtk_entry_set_activates_default (entry, TRUE);
-
+     gtk_entry_set_activates_default (entry, TRUE);
 
   .. code-tab:: python
 
-    entry.props.activates_default = True
+     entry.props.activates_default = True
+
+  .. code-tab:: vala
+
+     entry.activates_default = true;
 
 
 Styles
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/check_box.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/check_box.rst
index 8531e8fab64bd20ba4ed3b0baa5d5623ab6c9139..ca9734fd8d0dfdbfcbd278a36c2be4802470f0a6 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/check_box.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/check_box.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ label.
       # "on_toggled" is defined elsewhere
       check.connect("toggled", on_toggled)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var check = new Gtk.CheckButton.with_label ("Show title");
+
+      // "on_toggled" is defined elsewhere
+      check.toggled.connect (on_toggled);
+
 
 Useful methods for the component
 --------------------------------
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/entry.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/entry.rst
index ab2633707a67a210a48a2c223b677be21f1cd068..36ecb2ff35c2b0027a817eba95d5c847c9910979 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/entry.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/entry.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ the :kbd:`Return` key.
       # "on_entry_activate" is defined elsewhere
       entry.connect("activate", on_entry_activate)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var entry = new Gtk.Entry ();
+
+      // "on_entry_activate" is defined elsewhere
+      entry.activate.connect (on_entry_activate);
+
 
 The entry can also activate the default widget in the same window, by setting
 the ``GtkEntry:activates-default`` property:
@@ -46,6 +53,12 @@ the ``GtkEntry:activates-default`` property:
 
       entry = Gtk.Entry(activates_default=True)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var entry = new Gtk.Entry () {
+          activates_default = true
+      };
+
 
 Buffers
 -------
@@ -73,6 +86,15 @@ can use entry buffers to share content between different entry widgets:
       laugh = Gtk.Entry(buffer=buffer)
       love = Gtk.Entry(buffer=buffer)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var buffer = new Gtk.EntryBuffer ("Live, Laugh, Love");
+
+      // All three entries will show "Live, Laugh, Love"
+      var live = new Gtk.Entry.with_buffer (buffer);
+      var laugh = new Gtk.Entry.with_buffer (buffer);
+      var love = new Gtk.Entry.with_buffer (buffer);
+
 
 Useful methods for the component
 --------------------------------
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/file_dialog.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/file_dialog.rst
index bafa73ae67fefe9a936135f431bf683a4ef7f40f..0658c18e38f147fa11bc47d953d6d3bb647d72c0 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/file_dialog.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/file_dialog.rst
@@ -73,13 +73,30 @@ Opening files
       )
 
       def on_file_open_response(native, response):
-          if response == Gtk.Response.ACCEPT:
+          if response == Gtk.ResponseType.ACCEPT:
               self.open_file(native.get_file())
           self._native = None
 
       self._native.connect("response", on_file_open_response)
       self._native.show()
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var native = new Gtk.FileChooserNative ("Open File",
+                                               parent_window,
+                                               Gtk.FileChooserAction.OPEN,
+                                               "_Open",
+                                               "_Cancel");
+
+      native.response.connect ((response_id) => {
+          if (response_id == Gtk.ResponseType.ACCEPT)
+              open_file (native.get_file ());
+
+          native = null;
+      };
+
+      native.show ();
+
 
 Saving files
 ------------
@@ -130,13 +147,28 @@ Saving files
       )
 
       def on_file_save_response(native, response):
-          if response == Gtk.Response.ACCEPT:
+          if response == Gtk.ResponseType.ACCEPT:
               self.save_file(native.get_file())
           self._native = None
 
       self._native.connect("response", on_file_save_response)
       self._native.show()
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var native = new Gtgk.FileChooserNative ("Open File",
+                                               parent_window,
+                                               Gtk.FileChooserAction.SAVE,
+                                               "_Save",
+                                               "_Cancel");
+
+      native.response.connect ((response_id) => {
+          if (response_id == Gtk.ResponseType.ACCEPT)
+              save_file (native.get_file ());
+      });
+
+      native.show ();
+
 
 Choices
 -------
@@ -178,6 +210,16 @@ a set of possible values:
                               ["live", "laugh", "love"],
                               ["Live", "Laugh", "Love"])
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      // Boolean choice
+      filechooser.add_choice ("validate", "Enable validation on load", null, null);
+      // Multiple choice
+      filechooser.add_choice ("action",
+                              "Action when loading",
+                              { "live", "laug", "love" },
+                              { "Live", "Laugh", "Love" });
+
 
 You can then use the ``get_choice()`` method in the "response" signal handler
 to retrieve the value of the given choice.
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/image.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/image.rst
index caae65924d727ffd4c77af678d9fb989bab75a73..b26dfdf214591d4d11fea0228917b340198bb8f7 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/image.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/image.rst
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@ fixed size images, like icons, you should use ``GtkImage`` instead.
 
    .. code-tab:: c
 
-      // create an image
-      GtkWidget *image = gtk_picture_new ();
-
-      // set the content of the image using the gnome-image.png file
-      gtk_picture_set_from_file (GTK_PICTURE (image), "gnome-image.png");
-
+      // create an image and set the content of the image using the gnome-image.png file
+      GtkWidget *image = gtk_picture_new_for_filename ("gnome-image.png");
 
    .. code-tab:: python
 
@@ -24,7 +20,12 @@ fixed size images, like icons, you should use ``GtkImage`` instead.
       image = Gtk.Picture()
 
       # set the content of the image using the gnome-image.png file
-      image.set_from_file("gnome-image.png")
+      image.set_filename("gnome-image.png")
+
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      // create an picture and set the content of the picture using the gnome-image.png file
+      var picture = new Gtk.Picture.for_filename ("gnome-image.png");
 
 
 .. important::
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/label.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/label.rst
index a5235f5156bf167513effacbee93dd155f96b73c..735f815638f8a4550fb04db2fe69d3c8fab8c616 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/label.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/label.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ The text rendering is controlled by `Pango attributes
       # A markup label
       label = Gtk.Label(markup="<small>Hello</small> <b>GNOME</b>!")
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      // A plain text label
+      var label = new Gtk.Label ("Hello GNOME!");
+
+      // A Label that uses markup
+      var markup_label = new Gtk.Label ("<small>Hello</small> <b>GNOME</b>!") {
+         use_markup = true
+      };
+
 
 Wrapping labels
 ---------------
@@ -88,6 +98,14 @@ To control how much of the label can be ellipsized away, use the
       label.props.ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.END
       label.props.width_chars = 15
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var label = new Gtk.Label ("This is a long text that" +
+                                 "might need to get ellipsized") {
+                                     ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.END,
+                                     width_chars = 15
+                                 };
+
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -116,6 +134,11 @@ the text manually:
 
       label = Gtk.Label(text="This is a long text\nthat might need\nto be wrapped")
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var label = new Gtk.Label ("This is a long text\n"+
+                                 "that might need\nto be wrapped");
+
 
 This can be problematic because you have to balance line length yourself, and
 translators may inadvertently change the number of lines by removing or adding
@@ -143,6 +166,13 @@ many lines of text you want, using the ``set_lines()`` method:
       label.props.ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.END
       label.props.lines = 3
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var label = new Gtk.Label ("This is a long text that might need to be wrapped");
+      label.wrap = true;
+      label.ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.END;
+      label.lines = 3;
+
 
 With this configuration, ``GtkLabel`` will automatically wrap lines to the right
 width and only ellipsize the last one, if needed.
@@ -172,6 +202,14 @@ Labels can be used to describe other widgets, for instance:
       box.append(label)
       box.append(switch)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var box = new Gtk.Box (Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL, 12);
+      var switch = new Gtk.Switch ();
+      var label = new Gtk.Label ("Enable feature");
+      box.append (label);
+      box.append (switch);
+
 
 To simplify keyboard navigation, labels can include "mnemonics": underlined
 characters that are used as shortcuts for activating the widget that is
@@ -205,6 +243,19 @@ described by the label:
       # Bind the switch to the label's mnemonic
       label.set_mnemonic_widget(switch)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+      :emphasize-lines: 5,9
+
+      // Add a switch to enable a feature
+      var box = new Gtk.Box (Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL, 12);
+      var switch = new Gtk.Switch ();
+      var label = new Gtk.Label ("Enable _feature");
+      label.use_underline = true;
+      box.append (label);
+      box.append (switch);
+      // Bind the switch to the label's mnemonic
+      label.mnemonic_widget = switch;
+
 
 Now, pressing :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F` will toggle the switch.
 
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/level_bar.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/level_bar.rst
index 100a5040025ee4822271bace84bc3c70c26b4047..4dba8f50869ed50c5bce4612a04cd4cda6595563 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/level_bar.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/level_bar.rst
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ and a threshold.
       # 75%-100%: Good
       level.add_offset_value("good", 0.75)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var level = new Gtk.LevelBar ();
+
+      // 0%-50%: Poor
+      level.add_offset_value ("poor", 0.0);
+      // 50%-75%: Average
+      level.add_offset_value ("average", 0.5);
+      // 75%-100%: Good
+      level.add_offset_value ("good", 0.75);
+
 
 Useful methods for the component
 --------------------------------
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/link_button.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/link_button.rst
index 4401720ccc9ee584236220380b1cf8c3d385a751..67e0541ba10e27b2162fc57b5d7e2eebd9c35b67 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/link_button.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/link_button.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ A button showing an hyper link to a resource.
       link = Gtk.LinkButton(uri="https://developer.gnome.org",
                             label="Developer Documentation")
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var link = new Gtk.LinkButton.with_label ("https://developer.gnome.org",
+                                                "Developer Documentation");
+
 
 It is possible to use a link to any resource that has a URI scheme with a
 handler defined in the operating system; for instance, this button will
@@ -36,6 +41,11 @@ open the help browser:
 
       help = Gtk.LinkButton(uri="help:devhelp", label="Open the Devhelp documentation")
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var help = new Gtk.LinkButton.with_label ("help:devhelp",
+                                                "Open the Devhelp documentation");
+
 
 Useful methods for the component
 --------------------------------
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/menu_button.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/menu_button.rst
index 2e293db23ec665b1d7e300ed723d8978eb9a55e5..3a65d6f773e3a3cd3bf1ec7adb2366708f7611bd 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/menu_button.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/menu_button.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ menu will activate an :doc:`action </tutorials/actions>` associated to it.
       # "menu" is defined elsewhere
       button = Gtk.MenuButton(icon_name="open-menu-symbolic", menu_model=menu)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      // "menu" is defined elsewhere
+      var button = new Gtk.MenuButton () {
+          icon_name = "open-menu-symbolic",
+          menu_model = menu
+      };
+
    .. code-tab:: xml
 
       <object class="GtkMenuButton" id="primary-menu-button">
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/message_dialog.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/message_dialog.rst
index 7ba6b46bc8a61c2479c77c96b7d13f23c8161f78..d5b7df0abf18a13ca0187e5aa992f88abaa1350d 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/message_dialog.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/message_dialog.rst
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ for user confirmation.
       # Destroy the dialog when the user responds to it
       dialog.connect("response", lambda d: d.destroy())
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      Gtk.DialogFlags flags = DESTROY_WITH_PARENT | MODAL;
+
+      // "parent_window" is defined elsewhere
+      var dialog = new Gtk.MessageDialog (parent_window,
+                                          flags,
+                                          Gtk.MessageType.ERROR,
+                                          Gtk.ButtonsType.CLOSE,
+                                          "Error reading “%s”",
+                                          // "filename" is defined elsewhere
+                                          filename);
+
+      dialog.response.connect (dialog.destroy);
+
 
 Useful methods for the component
 --------------------------------
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/password_entry.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/password_entry.rst
index 1cb17d2dbf4d3e06659e02804a577d5c62a64e90..32eee72de3b1dbd8251c1d8c22b912fc20e3ce3b 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/password_entry.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/password_entry.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ password entry will not show its contents by default.
 
       entry = Gtk.PasswordEntry()
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var entry = new Gtk.PasswordEntry ();
+
 
 Useful methods for the component
 --------------------------------
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/radio_button.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/radio_button.rst
index fcf2793376fa2729db4c8cc2fdccb0daf677113d..3ee62e27539918d0e92569a6024eda2ae52209a5 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/radio_button.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/radio_button.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ group can be selected.
       laugh = Gtk.CheckButton(label="Laugh", group=live)
       love = Gtk.CheckButton(label="Love", group=live)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var live = new Gtk.CheckButton.with_label ("Live");
+      var laugh = new Gtk.CheckButton.with_label ("Laugh");
+      var love = new Gtk.CheckButton.with_label ("Love");
+
+      laugh.group = live;
+      love.group = live;
+
 
 Useful methods for the component
 --------------------------------
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/spin_button.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/spin_button.rst
index 36a3c27b2b2aff9771fc0c44827527d0457da494..0c62104d8b5eb565fc0d48a4787960f8fafb473b 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/spin_button.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/spin_button.rst
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ that allow the value to be increased or decreased by a fixed amount.
                                    climb_rate=1,
                                    digits=0)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var spin_adjustment = new Gtk.Adjustment (0, 0, 100, 1, 5, 0);
+
+      var spin_button = new Gtk.SpinButton (spin_adjustment, 1, 0);
+
    .. code-tab:: xml
 
       <object class="GtkSpinButton" id="spin_button">
@@ -82,6 +88,14 @@ signals:
       # "on_value_changed" is defined elsewhere
       spin_button.connect("value-changed", on_value_changed)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      // "adj" is defined elsewhere
+      var spin_button = new Gtk.SpinButton (adj, 1, 0);
+
+      // "on_value_changed" is defined elsewhere
+      spin_button.value_changed.connect (on_value_changed);
+
 
 Non-numerical spin buttons
 --------------------------
@@ -194,6 +208,45 @@ displayed.
                                    digits=0,
                                    numeric=False)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var adj = new Gtk.Adjustment (0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 0);
+
+      var spin_button = new Gtk.SpinButton (adj, 1, 0);
+      spin_button.numeric = false;
+
+      spin_button.input.connect ((new_value) => {
+          string text = spin_button.text;
+
+          spin_button.remove_css_class ("error");
+
+          if (text == "Live")
+              new_value = 0;
+          else if (text == "Laugh")
+              new_value = 1;
+          else if (text == "Love")
+              new_value = 2;
+          else
+              new_value = 0;
+              spin_button.add_css_class ("error");
+              new_value = 0;
+      });
+
+      spin_button.output.connect (() => {
+          int value = adj.value;
+
+          assert (value >= 0 && value <= 3);
+
+          switch (value) {
+              case 0:
+                  spin_button.text = "Live";
+              case 1:
+                  spin_button.text = "Laugh";
+              case 2:
+                  spin_button.text = "Love";
+          }
+      });
+
 
 Useful methods for the component
 --------------------------------
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/spinner.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/spinner.rst
index 919575da1f35e23cf7a6a22330d84ffafc0699fe..be6523a4ea48feca9d836b48ba974efad3f72f8c 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/spinner.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/spinner.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ background.
 
       GLib.timeout_add_seconds(5, stop_spinner, spinner)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var spinner = new Gtk.Spinner ();
+      spinner.start ();
+
+      // Stop spinner after 5 seconds
+      Timeout.add_seconds (5, () => {
+          spinner.stop ();
+          return Source.REMOVE;
+      });
+
 
 API references
 --------------
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/stack.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/stack.rst
index d08a882735ad19269c8aab18b3612069e3d67416..4fed4213e77dd1fec7d220516cc4f9c50d11b7f0 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/stack.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/stack.rst
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ using the child widget you want to show:
 
       stack.set_visible_child_name("beginning")
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      stack.visible_child_name = "beginning";
+
 
 Transitions
 -----------
@@ -91,6 +95,14 @@ type for all pages, or for a specific one.
       # Show the "end" page using a 3D transition
       stack.set_visible_child_full("end", Gtk.StackTransitionType.ROTATE_RIGHT)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      // Default transition
+      stack.transition_type = Gtk.StackTransitionType.CROSSFADE;
+
+      // Show the "end" page using a 3D transition
+      stack.set_visible_child_full ("end", Gtk.StackTransitionType.ROTATE_RIGHT);
+
 
 Pages
 -----
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/switch.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/switch.rst
index 7b3782a191bfe25fd6b297e525d4f3c0edab9000..43d4fd565ade0c03f6710d016d194ac8b04196e0 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/switch.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/switch.rst
@@ -42,9 +42,22 @@ A section outlining some functionality
       box.append(label)
       box.append(sw)
 
-      // The switch__notify_active() method is defined elsewhere
+      # The switch__notify_active() method is defined elsewhere
       sw.connect("notify::active", self.switch__notify_active)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var box = new Gtk.Box (Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL, 6);
+
+      var label = new Gtk.Label ("Enable awesomeness");
+      var sw = new Gtk.Switch ();
+
+      box.append (label);
+      box.append (sw);
+
+      // The switch__notify_active() method is defined elsewhere
+      sw.notify["active"].connect (switch__notify_active);
+
 
 Useful methods for the component
 --------------------------------
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/toggle.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/toggle.rst
index be2f38bd3382846c39414fa4bcc7bf1c062baa88..2f491e4e6d1b5b2aca98c550d43cdf5ab0a28611 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/toggle.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/toggle.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ Clicking it again will cause the toggle button to return to its normal state.
       toggle = Gtk.ToggleButton(label="Hello")
       toggle.connect("toggled", on_toggle)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var toggle = new Gtk.ToggleButton.with_label ("Hello");
+      toggle.toggled.connect (() => {
+          if (toggle.active)
+              toggle.label = "Goodbye";
+          else
+              toggle.label = "Hello";
+      });
+
 
 Programmatic toggling
 ---------------------
@@ -63,6 +73,12 @@ the state of a toggle button.
       toggle = Gtk.ToggleButton(label="Hello")
       toggle.set_active(True)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var toggle = new Gtk.ToggleButton.with_label ("Hello") {
+          active = true
+      };
+
 
 Changing the ``GtkToggleButton:active`` property will also emit the
 ``GtkToggleButton::toggled`` signal; if you are programmatically changing
@@ -98,6 +114,14 @@ signal callback, you should block the handler before calling ``set_active()``:
                                               closure=on_toggle,
                                               func=dummy, data=dammy)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      // "toggle" and "on_toggle" are defined elsewhere
+
+      SignalHandler.block_by_func (toggle, on_toggle, null);
+      toggle.active = true;
+      SignalHandler.unblock_by_func (toggle, on_toggle, null);
+
 
 Grouping buttons
 ----------------
@@ -125,6 +149,12 @@ will switch the currently toggled one off.
       laugh = Gtk.ToggleButton(label="Laugh", group=live)
       love = Gtk.ToggleButton(label="Love", group=live)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      var live = new Gtk.ToggleButton.with_label ("Live");
+      var laugh = new Gtk.ToggleButton.with_label ("Laugh") { group = live };
+      var love = new Gtk.ToggleButton.with_label ("Love") { group = live };
+
    .. code-tab:: xml
 
       <object class="GtkToggleButton" id="live">
diff --git a/source/tutorials/beginners/window.rst b/source/tutorials/beginners/window.rst
index 37946dc0d17543e09c1b8ab76e6647b34e706903..d1a9c077bf466efdf9ebee2a2ee9279ce1213e03 100644
--- a/source/tutorials/beginners/window.rst
+++ b/source/tutorials/beginners/window.rst
@@ -81,6 +81,34 @@ A minimal GNOME application: a window with a title.
       exit_status = app.run(sys.argv)
       sys.exit(exit_status)
 
+   .. code-tab:: vala
+
+      /*
+       * The main application.
+       */
+      class My.Application : Adw.Application {
+          public Application () {
+              Object (application_id: "com.example.Application",
+                      flags: ApplicationFlags.FLAGS_NONE);
+          }
+
+          protected override void activate () {
+              // create a Gtk Window belonging to the application itself
+              var window = new Adw.ApplicationWindow (this);
+              // show the window
+              window.present ();
+          }
+
+          /*
+           * create and run the application, exit with the value returned by
+           * running the program
+           */
+          public static int main (string[] args) {
+              var app = new My.Application ();
+              return app.run (args);
+          }
+      }
+
 
 Useful methods for a Window widget
 ----------------------------------