Groovy and Grails for Fun and Profit

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
6:00 PM-9:00 PM
5983 Macon Cove Memphis, TN 38134

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Who's Coming?

Groovy is a dynamic Java dialect that makes programming on the JVM fun again. Couple that with Grails, the agile full-stack MVC web framework built on Grails and other best-of-breed technologies, and you have the potential to deliver huge amounts of value to your customers (and make a nice profit along the way!)

We probably have room for 2-3 lightning talks - please let Matt know ASAP if you'd like to give a talk. Thanks!

We will again be treated to dinner/snacks courtesy of our principal sponsor, Vaco Technology.

Speakers:

  • Matt Stine

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    Matt is the Group Leader of Research Application Development in the Research Informatics Division of Information Sciences at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital here in Memphis, TN. Matt has been developing and supporting enterprise Java applications in support of life sciences research for St. Jude since 2001. Matt is a committer to multiple open source projects and is the founding member of the Memphis/Mid-South JUG. Matt earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Mississippi, and was a graduating member of the inaugural class of the Sally McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College. His current areas of interest include Groovy/Grails, cloud computing, Java concurrency, and functional programming.

    Topic: Groovy and Grails for Fun and Profit

    Groovy is a dynamic Java dialect that makes programming on the JVM fun again. Couple that with Grails, the agile full-stack MVC web framework built on Grails and other best-of-breed technologies, and you have the potential to deliver huge amounts of value to your customers (and make a nice profit along the way!) This presentation will take a brief tour of both of these technologies and then hop off of the trail to go exploring wherever your interests lie!

    The Groovy trail:
    Syntactic sugar
    Dynamic (Duck) Typing
    Closures
    Metaprogramming

    The Grails trail:
    Stack overview
    Scaffolding quick start
    Domain classes/GORM
    Controllers
    Groovy Server Pages (GSP)
    Tag Libraries

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Directions:

We are meeting at Southwest Tennessee Community College. From I-40, exit at Sycamore View Road. Turn right at Macon road, then continue to the campus entrance. Take a left at the next road, then turn right.

We will be meeting in the Fulton Auditorium.  The Fulton building is the first building you will pass on your right once you are on campus.  The auditorium will be on the west side of the building.

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