Reformulating the Product Delivery Process
Israel Gat, Erik Huddleston and Stephen Chin present how Inovis realized a higher product throughput by using three unconventional Kanban practices and a Lean Release Management tool called APROPOS.
Tracking change and innovation in the enterprise software development community
Posted by Jason Rudolph on Jan 17, 2007

Grails is an open-source, rapid web application development framework that provides a super-productive full-stack programming model based on the Groovy scripting language and built on top of Spring, Hibernate, and other standard Java frameworks.
Ruby on Rails pioneered the innovative coupling of a powerful programming language and an opinionated framework that favors sensible defaults over complex configuration, but many organizations aren't yet ready to stray from the safety of Java or forgo their current Java investments. Grails makes it possible to achieve equivalent productivity in a Java-centric environment.
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This ZIP file includes the complete source code for all the examples in this book, with each folder containing a snapshot of the source as it exists at the end of a particular chapter: gswg_source_v1_4.zip
1. INTRODUCTION
Learning by Example
The RaceTrack Application
2. LACING UP
Installing a JDK
Installing Grails
Installing a Database
3. HELLO, GRAILS!
Creating Your First Grails Application
What’s Inside?
Establishing Your Domain
Taking Control
Where’s My Data?
Building Better Scaffolding
Understanding URLs and Controllers
4. IMPROVING THE USER EXPERIENCE
Customizing Error Messages
Adding Warning Messages
Implementing Confirmation Messages
Removing Record IDs
Formatting Data
5. GET DYNAMIC
Dynamic Finders
Build Your Own Criteria
6. NOT JUST FOR INTRANET APPS
Beyond CRUD
Implementing User Authentication
UI Makeover: Layouts and CSS
7. PUTTING IT TO THE TEST
Unit Testing
Functional Testing
8. THE FINISH LINE
Logging
Deploying
9. TIPS AND TRICKS FOR MOVING FORWARD
Defining Your Own Database Tables
Working with a Legacy Database Schema
ORM Troubleshooting
Upgrading Grails
Jason Rudolph is an Application Architect at Railinc, where he develops software that helps keep trains moving efficiently throughout North America. He recently delivered an industry-wide inspection reporting and management system relied on for operational safety by Fortune 500 railroads, equipment leasing companies, and the Federal Railroad Administration. You can find Jason online at http://jasonrudolph.com.
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