1. Groovy
Grails
Hallelujah
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2. Java
was
Cool
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3. when comes to large scale
enterprise applications, nothing
matches with java platform
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4. but…
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5. too many
standards
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6. too many
frameworks
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7. too much of
coding
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8. Java Programmer
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10. It’s Java
Part of Java Platform, runs on Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
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11. Uses the same
infrastructure as
Java
can run on Jboss, Tomcat, Weblogic, Websphere, etc
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12. Enable rapid
application
development
develop java applications in weeks instead of months
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13. Closely integrate
with Java
existing Java libraries can be reused and extended
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14. Full stack
application
framework
all the standard java frameworks (spring, hibernate, sitemesh, junit,
etc) are nicely integrated
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15. Provides quick start
for creating project and development environment, generates basic
project structure and build scripts in less than a minute
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16. Help you to focus
on business
requirements
instead of integrating technologies and frameworks, comes with
developer friendly Domain Specific Language (DSL) for wrapping
complex java configurations such Hibernate Mapping
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17. Dynamic and
metaprogramming
takes the design and programming next level by leveraging Object
Oriented Concepts, enable us to create business and developer
friendly Domain Specific Languages (DSL)
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18. Don't Repeat
Yourself
follow and encourage DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) approach,
plenty of plugins to include common functionalities such security,
authorization, search, etc.
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19. Cloud ready
using light weight architecture enable Grails applications to be
hosted on Cloud Computing environments, with little effort
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20. Embrace Agile
development
fully loaded with tools and techniques required for agile
development (Test Driven Development, Behavior Driven
Development and Continuous Integration, etc)
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21. Java Platform +
Simplicity +
Productivity
=
Grails
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24. Who I Am
www.henryjacob.com
What I Do
www.designdrivendevelopment.org
Where I work
www.arrkgroup.com
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