Grails in Action

Table of Contents

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Listings

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About this Book

About the Title

About the Cover Illustration

1. Introducing Grails

Chapter 1. Grails in a hurry...

1.1. Why Grails?

1.1.1. First there was Rails...

1.1.2. Why Grails changed the game

1.1.3. Big idea #1: Convention over Configuration

1.1.4. Big idea #2: agile philosophy

1.1.5. Big idea #3: rock-solid foundations

1.1.6. Big idea #4: scaffolding and templating

1.1.7. Big idea #5: Java integration

1.1.8. Big idea #6: incredible wetware

1.1.9. Big idea #7: productivity ethos

1.2. Getting set up

1.3. Our sample program: a Web 2.0 QOTD

1.3.1. Writing your first controller

1.3.2. ...