- Paperback: 520 pages
- Publisher: Manning Publications; 1 edition (17 Jun 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1933988932
- ISBN-13: 978-1933988931
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 18.6 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 327,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For web developers used to wrestling with Java and XML, Grails is a breath of fresh air. Developers are instantly productive, picking up all the benefits of the Ruby-based Rails framework without giving up any of the power of Java.
Grails in Action is a comprehensive look at Grails for Java developers. It covers the nuts and bolts of the core Grails components and is jam-packed with tutorials, techniques, and insights from the trenches.
The book starts with an overview of Grails and how it can help you get your web dev mojo back. Then it walks readers through a Twitter-style social networking app-built in Grails, of course-where they implement high-interest features like mashups, AJAX/JSON, animation effects, full text search, rounded corners, and lots of visual goodness. The book also covers using Grails with existing Java technology, like Spring, Hibernate, and EJBs.
About the Author
Glen Smith has been involved in the Grails community since Grails 0.1 and launched the first public-facing Grails app (an SMS Gateway) on Grails 0.2. He is a regular on the Groovy and Grails speaking circuit, the co-host of the Grails podcast, and the man behind groovyblogs.org.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A great learning aid and reference,
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I own three books on Grails, and find myself referring to this one the most. I tend to want to know how to doa particular thing - eg, "get a controller" going or "test that domain constraint" and have found the book to be very good at answering those questions. In comparison, I personally found the other books dry and - while I'm sure the material is in them - found it difficult to find what I needed to answer my questions. I wish I'd bought this one first!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Very well written with great examples.,
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I have used the Definitive Guide to Grails for quite some time now and I think it is a great book..... it is however, a little disjointed. I noticed this when I wanted to teach myself the in's and out's of testing in Grails. That's when I picked this up... the testing section alone is very well written and it is clear that the authors are very passionate about this stuff. The authors take a TDD approach... exactly what I was looking for. I have used the book as a reference ever since and it is great, I would recommend it to everyone.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Great book ... great application.,
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The "In Action" are just so well presented and this book follows suit.After following the Grails tutorials and documentation online, this book really is the perfect guide to getting things done! Within a few days of purchase I was building an application which is now available for international users. After years of java/struts devlopment, using Grails to build data interfaces makes web site development both truly enjoyable and productive!
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