16 Dec 2008 : Groovy and Grails 
Grails is a web development framework in the mold of Ruby on Rails
that leverages current best of breed Java technologies such as Spring
and Hibernate. It is built using a convention over configuration
approach to web development leveraging the dynamic Java based
scripting language Groovy.
This presentation will provide a high level overview of Groovy and
Grails and describe how it is being integrated into a real world Java
application to handle an internal administrative application. We will
discuss the pros and cons of using a very dynamic framework, how it
supports Test Driven Development, and how it integrates with common
Java tools such as Maven, Ant, and Hudson. We will discuss some of the
joys and frustrations that we have experienced using Groovy and Grails
as experienced Java developers. Finally, we will conclude with some
recommendations on when and where to use Groovy and Grails, and how it
fits in with an overall strategy.
Speaker Bios:
Gabe Hicks has been a Java developer working in the web application
space since 1999. He is currently working with Groovy and Grails at
All Star Directories, Inc.
Will Iverson has been working with Java since 1995, and is the author
of four books on Java software development. He is currently working
as a Java Architect with Slalom on a project for All Star Directories,
Inc.
