I was recently asked the question: Rails or Grails? I needed to
summarize the key differences and industry sentiment. This was my
response.Before I make any subjective comments, let me start with some objective metrics I...
11 replies - 7736 views - 12/16/11 by Brian Oneill in Articles
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0 replies - 5463 views - 01/15/09 by Tinu Awopetu in Announcements
In a recent comment on my blog, Jared Peterson asked:
I'm curious if you have any thoughts on folks that might be trying to make a decision between Rails and Grails. I like the concept of "Allow Both", but what if you "have neither"?
If you were starting a...
20 replies - 23598 views - 03/07/08 by Matt Raible in News
At the end of this month, I'll be moderating a Java Web Framework Smackdown at TSSJS in Vegas. I wasn't able to secure the boxing bell I used at a similar event at OSCON 2005, but I found one better on eBay today. See photo on right. ;-)
The following...
7 replies - 6983 views - 03/06/08 by Matt Raible in News
Two weeks ago, I mentioned a number of books I was hoping to read to get up to speed on Rails and Grails quickly. Over the last two weeks, I was able to polish off three of these (listed in order of reading):
Getting Started with Grails
Rails for Java...
2 replies - 6671 views - 02/09/08 by Matt Raible in News
There's an interesting trend I've seen happening at companies over the last year. More and more, they're experimenting with Rails and/or Grails for both prototyping and real applications. I think this is an excellent use for these frameworks as they both are...
4 replies - 5970 views - 01/23/08 by Matt Raible in News
