This Week in Grails (2011-10)

Lots of job leads this week – 19 items! And quite a few plugin updates. Grails 1.4 development is getting going – Graeme has committed a lot of interesting stuff. And Rob Fletcher’s scaffolding updates look great too. Check out the commits at Github. Also, Groovy 1.8 is getting closer to a final release with this week’s RC2 update. All in all definitely an interesting week.

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Miscellaneous Items

Plugins

Interesting Tweets

Jobs

User groups and Conferences

Miscellaneous Items

Plugins

There were 3 new plugins released:

blackbird version 0.3. Provides access to Blackbird resources for JavaScript logging
gorm-couchdb-elasticsearch version 0.1. Integrates CouchDB with ElasticSearch, indexing domain instances using the Couchdb _change feed
portlets-gatein version 0.1. Provides a simple way of deploying Grails portlets to JBoss GateIN 3.1 Portal

There were 19 updated plugins:

atmosphere version 0.3.3. Provides integration with the Atmosphere project, a portable AjaxPush/Comet and WebSocket framework
aws version 1.1.7.3. Provide easy access to simpler functions of Amazon Web Services (AWS)
codenarc version 0.11. Static code analysis for Groovy
dojo version 1.4.3.9. Integrates the Dojo javascript toolkit
elasticsearch version 0.15.1.1. Adds support for the http://www.elasticsearch.com/ RESTful search engine
extjs version 3.3.1.6. Provides Ext JS resources
facebook-graph version 0.8. Provides access to the Facebook Graph API and makes easier the development of a single sign-on using the Facebook Authentication proposal.
functional-test-development version 0.1.7. Installs a script, develop-functional-tests, that you can use to develop your functional tests more conveniently
gorm-couchdb version 0.9.0. GORM for the CouchDB NoSQL datastore
jquery-ui version 1.8.10. Supplies jQuery UI resources, and depends on the jQuery plugin to include the core jquery libraries
mondrian version 0.5. Integration with the Mondrian open source Relational OnLine Analytical Processing (OLAP) engine
nerderg-form-tags version 1.3. Bringing Readability, Convention, Consistency and CSS to form design
paypal version 0.6.2. Adds PayPal integration
remote-pagination version 0.2.5. Provides tags for pagination and to sort columns without page refresh using Ajax and loads only the list of objects needed
sanitizer version 0.6.2. Sanitizes markup(HTML, XHTML, CSS) using OWASP AntiSamy Filters
screencasts version 0.5.2. Allows the upload, management and display of screencasts
spring-mobile version 0.3. Uses the Spring Mobile project to detect mobile devices
spring-security-ldap version 1.0.3. LDAP authentication support for the Spring Security plugin
transactional-controller version 0.1.1. Wraps controller actions in transactions (although my strong preference would be to move persistence logic to a transactional service method).

Interesting Tweets

@eurobookings: @AndreasArledal We can help with booking a nice hotel for #gr8conf – many nice listings in Copenhagen here http://twt.mx/RfZQ
@caseaplace: Just sent my first git pull request to github with the help of the fantastic screencast by @pledbrook! http://bit.ly/h6cjyv
@ldaley: Spruced up the Geb Gradle build to release the Grails plugin as part of `gradle uploadArchives`. Rock.
@grooveek: Our GRAILS-powered web site is in production ! Groovy&Grails Community : Please test http://bit.ly/gmipzs & report bugs #grails #wpo
@graemerocher: Working on some interesting stuff of #grails 1.4: compile time meta programming and agent-based reloading
@smaldini: #gr8conf is the must-attend conference for eu #groovy #grails devs http://bit.ly/hox9TC – don’t miss it 🙂
@HamletDRC: Oh hey. Grails-CodeNarc plugin got updated yesterday. Maybe you should upgrade: http://goo.gl/uzmZf Or maybe you should USE IT!
@aalmiray: thinking that data driven Spock specs ought to be the default for domain class tests in #grails. It’s just that easy to get in the rythm 🙂
@jonnybbb: successfully deployed a grails app to #elasticbeanstalk for free #grails #hosting
@danklynn: Just downloaded #grails 1.3.7 in 1.0s. http://j.mp/ftjJq5
@glaforge: Shared article: Grails Podcast Episode 121: GR8Conf interview with Søren Berg Glasius and Guillaume Laforge http://bit.ly/eXNOTq
@javahispano: Hemos publicado algunos videos nuevos en nuestro canal de Parleys sobre Grails y sobre la JavaCup http://ow.ly/4btNo
@berngp: I just discovered the log4j EnhancedPatternLayout, I can now disable the stacktrace http://bit.ly/e2XlhS #grails
@mittie: Save 300 EUR with #gr8conf early bird. May 17-19 CPH. Interactive conf with gr8 speaker lineup. cu there!
@james_prickett: epic productivity today: #groovy, #grails, #spock, #geb, #mongodb. the future is now.
@graemerocher: Committed large #gorm refactoring today for #Grails 1.4 .. Next step the #gorm AST transformation

Jobs

Analista Programador Java/Grails em São Paulo
Senior Java | Grails Developer at webs.com
Grails-Enthusiast (task-based) (small contract)
Grails / Java Developer at j2 Global Communications in Santa Barbara, CA
@andyplatter: I am looking for a front end coding wizard with strong HTML / Javascript / AJAX skills. Contract initially. Grails a plus!
Sr. QA Engineer at Time Warner Cable in Herndon, Virginia
Senior Engineer, QA at Time Warner Cable in Denver, Colorado
Sr. Web Developer at Time Warner Cable in Broomfield, Colorado
Sr. Software Developer at Brinqa in Austin, Tx
Groovy/Grails Developer in Miami, FL
@KarenFrasca1: Looking for a Developer with Grails experience for a contract opportunity in Toronto. Local only – send resumes to karen.frasca@modis.com
@recruithurst: #agile #java #developer #grails I urgently need a contract Grails developer ASAP in London, excellent team environment…£450-£550pd
Java, Coldfusion, Grails, E-commerce – Bath, UK
@jshingler: #BigLots in Cols, OH is looking for 3 Summer Interns to do #Groovy, and #Grails work. Send Resume to: gberke@biglots.com
Software Engineer (Java, Groovy, Grails) at Sears Holdings (repost)
Sr. Web Developer at Zuberance in the San Francisco area
Sr. Java/Grails Developer in the Northern California Bay area
@JacobWolf83: Senior #Groovy on #Grails Developer Role- Hollywood, CA. #Java #J2EE #Tech #Social #Mashable #Jobs
@TonkaBayJeffA: Great oppty in funded startup for business tech leader w/ Groovy and Grails expertise. Business acumen req’d. DM me.

User groups and Conferences

GeeCON 2011
- May 11-14, 2011 Krakow, Poland
GR8 Conference Europe 2011
- May 17^th-19^th in Copenhagen
GR8 Conference US 2011
- June 27^th-28^th in Minneapolis, MN

Developing with Grails in IntelliJ IDEA, evtl. im Anschluss Erfahrungsbericht über das Database Migration Plugin in Grails – Am 17.03.2011 von 19:00
- Groovy, Grails & Griffon User Group München, March 17, 2011
Hamlet D’Arcy will talk about AST transformations
- London Groovy & Grails User Group, March 21, 2011
Les tests du futur avec Spock !
- Paris Groovy and Grails User Group, March 28, 2011
Søren Berg Glasius: Groovy og Grails for Javaudviklere
- GOTO GeekNight, April 12, 2011

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