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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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Brian Marick takes us through a quick tour of the most important values and challenges to adopting Agile successfully (they aren't the typical challenges and values we hear in the community).
The line between development and architecture is tricky. Does it exist at all? Is an ivory tower actually needed? There's a balance in the middle, but how do you move from developer to architect?
The word 'authority' sometimes produces an allergic response in hard-line agilists. Freedom and authority – both are bad if misused and both are good if used in right spirit for a noble cause.
"Getting Started with Grails" brings you up to speed on this modern web framework. Companies as varied as LinkedIn, Wired, and Taco Bell are all using Grails. Are you ready to get started as well?
Those familiar with only ITIL V2 often scoff at the thought that ITIL could serve as a governance framework for SOA. With ITIL V3, the focus of the framework shifted towards service-orientation.
SpringSource CTO Adrian Colyer discusses AspectJ, SpringSource's dm Server and tc Server products, OSGi and Scrum.
Heroku's Adam Wiggins talks about Rails, Background Jobs, Add-Ons, Ruby, and how Heroku manages to work around Ruby's inefficiencies using Erlang and other languages.
For Grady Booch the foundation of a good architecture is patterns, SOA being just one of many patterns. In this Second Life presentation, Booch attempts to bring more clarity on what architecture is.
