Grails Web Development: Build Modern JVM Applications

Building web applications on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) does not have to be slow or complex. Grails offers a high-productivity framework that combines the power of Groovy with sensible defaults to get your projects up and running quickly. This text-based course guides you from foundational concepts to building functional, database-backed web applications and APIs. You will start with core web development and Groovy concepts before moving on to practical application development. What you'll learn: - Understand Grails architecture, convention-over-configuration principles, and Groovy language basics - Configure domain models and manage database relationships using GORM - Build dynamic web pages and controllers to handle application logic and routing - Create secure RESTful APIs and integrate modern JSON data exchanges - Write robust unit and integration tests using the Spock testing framework - Deploy Grails applications using modern Gradle build tools The course begins with essential terminology and environment setup, then progresses through building a real-world application step-by-step, concluding with testing and deployment strategies. Designed for beginners to Grails, this course requires only basic programming familiarity. Start reading today to build fast, modern web applications on the JVM.