[Sussex] Build a Web Booking Program in an Hour with Grails and Java

[Fay Zee]

This was a very interesting talk and demonstration and I had a chat with some
other developers (even if I didn't see everyone I expected to see there :)

I loved Grails after just two minutes and will be studying it and duplicating
Peter's application for myself.

He has given me permission to re-use his slides and the actual Grails code
produced, so is anyone up for seeing how it's done?

Fay


> from: Colin Tuckley <colin at tuckley.org> 
> reply-to: Sussex LUG <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> to: SLUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>	 
> date: 6 Mar 2008 13:05
> subject: [Sussex] [Fwd: BCS Sussex 12th Mar: Build a Web Booking Program 
> in an Hour with Grails and Java]
> 
> 
> Some of the SLUG members have been to the BCS lectures in the past. So here
> is the info on the next one.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Colin
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> 
> BCS Sussex 12th Mar: Build a Web Booking Program in an Hour with Grails
> and Java
> Dr Peter Lappo, Bear Stearns International, Canary Wharf.
> 
> Convention over configuration is the principal behind Grails and its
> Ruby equivalent Rails which enable web applications to be built quickly
> and easily. This session will attempt to build an on-line conference
> booking application in an hour. It is inspired by the Sussex Branch’s
> need to have a booking application for our 50th Anniversary of the BCS
> conference.
> 
> Grails is a framework that relies on programming conventions to achieve
> its aim of quick and easy web development thus reducing the need for
> much “glue” code or configuration files. Grails is written in the Groovy
> scripting language which in turn runs on a Java Virtual Machine and is a
> compiled scripting language for efficiency. Groovy can utilise the full
> power of the Java platform by easily integrating a large number of Java
> libraries.
> 
> Peter Lappo is a director of Bear Stearns an investment bank.
> 
> 7.00pm for 7.30pm at Chichester 1, University of Sussex, Brighton.
> The theatre location is shown on this map
> http://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/campusmap.html..(approximately in the
> middle of the campus). if you are coming by car it is recommended you
> choose one the car parks adjacent to the A27. All the car parks are free
> after 6.00 pm.
> 
> Free Admission to anyone including non-members.
> No booking or registration is required.
> Free drinks (wine) and light refreshments.
> ½ Continuing Professional Development Points
> 
> Please forward this email to colleagues that may be interested.
> 
> Best Regards
> Dr Peter Lappo PhD, BSc, MBCS, CITP
> BCS Sussex Branch Chair
> http://www.sussex.bcs.org.uk
> peter.lappo at bcs.org
> 
> Apologies if you get a duplicate.