Monday, January 27, 2014

A Broad Stroke Overview of Grails Web App Development Framework


Grails is an advanced web development framework which is based on Groovy. As there are miscellanea of web app development frameworks available now, a developer who is familiar with Java framework may doubt the need for just another application development platform or framework. Grails web app development, for a thing, is not just another framework. It is indeed a significant enhancement to the traditional Java, J2EE based platforms. This article aims to explore the core capacities of the framework and to establish how this is highly advantageous for the developers who are into offshore web application development right now. 

Simple and streamlined process

Grails follows the ‘Coding by Convention’ archetype and combines the same with a full range of Java technologies. Grails offers the basic framework along with a variety of tools and plug-ins that simplify the job of building web applications using Grails. Spring, Sitemesh, Hibernate, Quarts and various other tools integrate within the framework to help the developers in agile web app development. The dynamic and flexible Groovy platform combines and exploits all of these tools in a manner that the entire process becomes quite simple and streamlined for the developers.

What is Coding by Convention?

The said phrase refers to one of the advanced techniques that Grails offshore web application development framework uses. It helps the application developers in building and maintaining the web-based applications sans the complexity that that they experience while working on similar platforms. The coding paradigm requires less configuration and the developers can put their effort in application coding only. Framework configuration is not required in most cases. For instance, in a standard Grails based application, some controller will handle an HTTP request and it will also render the view to the client. No configuration of framework is needed here. 

Installation basics

Starting web application development using Grails should be easy as the development framework combines every tool and technology that a developer might need in a neat package. Developers are not required to download code libraries like Hibernate as the full-stack web application development framework is preloaded with all the features that developers generally look for. What is more, the framework is compatible with all the Java IDEs including IntelliJ, NetBeans and Eclipse. Many light web development tools are required to maintain Grails based applications

Offshore web development using Grails

If your business represents an industry other than IT and you are interested in using the services, offshore app development companies that exploit the power of Grails, you should just look up the web to find completely serviceable ISV (Independent Software Vendors). There are companies based out of India and other Asian countries that offer Grails offshore web development solutions at competitive prices. Just check to make sure that the company has extensive expertise in Grails based web application development. You must also check whether the company is accredited by all the major industrial confederations. Check how many applications the company has developed so far and whether their clientele includes some of the big names from across industries.

Resource Box: Sigma InfoSolutions is one of the early adopters of Grails/Groovy. The Grails web services provider is now offering bespoke application development solutions to offshore and inshore clients. 

For additional information, please visit Sigma Infosolutions or write at grails@sigmainfo.net or call the Helpline at 1-888-861-7360 (US) /+91-80-40865100 (India).

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