Getting Started with Grails: Rapid Web Development for the Java Platform

I started reading this book around 4pm one afternoon, and I didnt stop until 3am the next morning. I never knew Grails was so cool! I was especially excited because I had just finished a project using Struts 1.3. What a nightmare that was, and what a dream come true Grails is. I really enjoyed this book. I think it's a terrific introduction. It's short, so I think I'll need to get another book before I'm ready to start my own Grails project. I also agree that the book needs a little update since it was written for Grails version 0.3.1, and the latest version of Grails is 1.4.61. If you're new to Grails, and you are curious about what it is, and what it can do, this is a great book. He leads you through a sample application and he shows you how to define the database tables and the joins between them, how to modify the generated jsps, how to use the Grails tag lib, how to create your own tag, how to create Hibernate Criteria objects in your project for searching, how to insert your own CSS file, how to integrate with Java pojos... all sorts of stuff. This is a great place to start with Grails. Grails Is An Open-source, Rapid Web Application Development Framework That Provides A Super-productive Full-stack Programming Model Based On The Groovy Scripting Language And Built On Top Of Spring, Hibernate, And Other Standard Java Frameworks. Ruby On Rails Pioneered The Innovative Coupling Of A Powerful Programming Language And An Opinionated Framework That Favors Sensible Defaults Over Complex Configuration, But Many Organizations Aren't Yet Ready To Stray From The Safety Of Java Or Forgo Their Current Java Investments. Grails Makes It Possible To Achieve Equivalent Productivity In A Java-centric Environment. Over The Course Of This Book, The Reader Will Explore The Various Aspects Of Grails And Also Experience Grails By Building A Grails App.