Grails Blog

Grails is lacking a robust and flexible CSS framework out of the box.  There are many popular CSS frameworks available today including 960 Grid System, Blueprint, and YUI Grids CSS, but one of my favorites is YAML, a.k.a. 'Yet Another Multicolumn Layout' which I use on the grailsblog.com website.   YAML is an open source CSS Framework by Dirk Jesse first released in October of 2005.  It's released under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Germany License.  Let's take a look at how to integrate it into Grails.

Java developers have always enjoyed the luxury of choice whether it be libraries, application servers, or IDEs.  On the heals of the latest Grails 1.1 release, I thought I'd take a look at how the top three IDEs stack up against each other.

There is a plethora of rich client plugins available for Grails (25 and counting).  Many developers and designers often find themselves overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices available to them.  So which one is the best?

Pagination in Grails is both powerful and easy... if you know what your doing.  Pagination can often be a stumbling block to new Grails converts.  In this article, I hope to shine a light on some of the darker recesses of the pagination world and provide helpful examples.  Let's get started.

There is no doubt the entire global economy has fallen on tough times. Individuals and businesses are struggling to keep their heads above water. It’s these types of economic conditions that spur change within corporations when the status quo just doesn't cut it anymore. Where does Grails fit into this?

Over the course of the past few months, the fine folks at Sun have been sifting through a myriad of proposed talks submitted by many fine technologists.  Deciding which talks make the cut is no easy task, but I was surprised to find out that there will be no Grails talks.

Things aren't always groovy in the Grails world.  Grails makes an effort to support many disparate application servers.  Sometimes this all encompassing approach can lead to problems.  This is a "Grails gotcha" I recently ran into.

Before a developer throws themselves deeply into learning the ins and outs of Grails development, one has to assess its future.  Just how bright is it?

I've been developing web sites and web applications for the past 10 years.  In that time, I've had a chance to use many different tools and technologies.  The process was always painful... until I discovered Grails.