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Don Denoncourt

Overview

Undecided about what technology to use for Web development? Discover the Grails open-source framework that provides rapid application development for Web applications. This presentation will show you how to generate a maintenance application for legacy IBM i files in 5 minutes. You will see how Grails is built on top of the best-of-breed Java frameworks.

The seminar describes how to program Grails with the intuitive JVM language called Groovy. You will also see how to use Eclipse, WDSc, or RDi SOA as your IDE. Finally, the seminar also describes how to deploy Grails to any Web application server (such as WebSphere or Tomcat) on your favorite platform.

Approximate Study Time: 60 minutes

Objectives

After completing this seminar, you should be able to:

Identify the steps required to install Grails
Use Grails to generate a maintenance application for legacy IBM i files
Describe the advantages of Grails in producing Web applications
Describe how Grails relates to other frameworks, such as Spring and Hibernate, and to Java
Compare Groovy Server Pages with JSPs and JSFs
Use Eclipse, WDSc, or RDi SOA to develop Grails applications
Deploy a Grails application

Topic Outline

The Grails 5-Minute Challenge

What Does Grails Give Us?

Groovy and Grails History

RPG to Grails Comparison

Grails and DDS Validation

Groovy Server Pages

Grails IDE Support

Deployment

Audience

This seminar is for IBM i developers who are looking for a way to rapidly produce Web applications.

Prerequisites