Matthew Taylor
Groovy / Java Developer
Before working for G2One and SpringSource doing Groovy and Grails development, Matt worked as a Java developer, FORTRAN77 programmer, and military intelligence analyst. During his time with G2One / SpringSource, he was the lead programmer for the GrailsUI plugin, a team lead on an internal Contegix application, and main contributor on several other projects, including the Grails.org plugin portal.
Since leaving SpringSource, Matt has been a freelance Groovy/Grails developer and contributed to several other projects. He is currently very interested in jQuery, Flex, and the upcoming technological singularity that will change life as we know it for all humanity.
Learn more about Matt on his website at Dangertree.net.
Presentations
GrailsUI Primer
This presentation will introduce AJAX in Grails through the GrailsUI plugin. We'll start with the core concepts behind the plugin and give examples of the most widely used and interesting widgets GrailsUI provides.
Some examples will include methods of interacting with the widgets and handling events. We will also talk about how to provide proper JSON data to the widgets from the server.
Grails in the Wild
After developing Grails applications full-time for over a year, I've learned some useful tips, tricks, and common patterns. In this presentation, I'll share with you real world examples of how I've used Grails "In the Wild".
It includes details of how to do useful things with the basic tools of Grails, some advanced tricks and patterns, and helpful general rules of thumb to use during Grails development.