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Beginning Groovy and Grails

From Novice to Professional

Apress
  • The Grails framework and Groovy scripting language are one of the most popular solutions for Java developers seeking the benefits of the Rails framework while still wishing to take advantage of the Java language
  • The first book to introduce the Grails framework and Groovy scripting language by way of a series of tutorials applied to some practical projects which readers can download, install, and experiment with
  • Authored by industry veterans Christopher Judd, Joseph Faisal Nusairat, and Jim Shingler, who possess a combined 30 years of experience working in the Java industry

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
  2. Groovy Basics

    Pages 11-45
  3. More Advanced Groovy

    Pages 47-61
  4. Introduction to Grails

    Pages 63-103
  5. Security in Grails

    Pages 215-255
  6. Web Services

    Pages 295-309
  7. Reporting

    Pages 311-336
  8. Batch Processing

    Pages 337-351
  9. Deploying and Upgrading

    Pages 353-366
  10. Alternative Clients

    Pages 367-398
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 399-413

About this book

Web frameworks are playing a major role in the creation of today's most compelling web applications, because they automate many of the tedious tasks, allowing developers to instead focus on providing users with creative and powerful features. Java developers have been particularly fortunate in this area, having been able to take advantage of Grails, an open source framework that supercharges productivity when building Java–driven web sites. Grails is based on Groovy, which is a very popular and growing dynamic scripting language for Java developers and was inspired by Python, Ruby, and Smalltalk.

Beginning Groovy and Grails is the first introductory book on the Groovy language and its primary web framework, Grails.

This book gets you started with Groovy and Grails and culminates in the example and possible application of some real–world projects. You follow along with the development of each project, implementing and running each application while learning new features along the way.

About the authors

Jim Shingler is a VP of Application Development for J. P. Morgan Chase. The focus of his career has been using cutting-edge technology to develop IT solutions for the banking, insurance, financial services, and manufacturing industries. He has 16 years of large-scale Java experience and significant experience in distributed and relational technologies.

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eBook USD 29.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 42.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
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