Impressed by Groovy and Grails

For the last few days I've been playing around with Grails framework just to get to know what it is about. I must say that I am really... no, that's to small for it... extremely impressed by its completeness, maturity and ease of use.

Building web applications is not an easy task. It involves many different subjects such as architectural deign, build process design and automation, database integration, user interface design, security, more and more stuff, etc. Grails covers all of those subjects within one, easy to understand framework. This stuff is really amazing!

Till now, I have been thinking that the only right technology for building web applications is Java. Well, I still think so, but now I would additionaly say... yes, it's Java but extended by Grails framework.

I really recommend you to take a look at the Apress'es book "The Definitive Guide to Grails 2nd Edition (2009)". Read a few chapters and discover what it means to quickly build complex web apps with an Agile framework.



Here's amazon link: The Definitive Guide to Grails 2nd Edition