Empowering Spring with Groovy DSLs

Domain specific languages (DSL) are becoming increasingly prominent with the rise of dynamic languages like Groovy and Ruby. In this talk Graeme Rocher, Grails Project Lead, introduces two interesting use cases from the Grails framework: A Spring Configuration DSL and a Spring Web Flow DSL using Groovy.

In the first demonstration the session will show how using Groovy to script your application context can enable dynamic, runtime configuration that allows you application to adapt to its environment and the presence of different libraries.

Finally, Graeme will present a Spring Web Flow DSL that allows simplified construction of flow definitions that go beyond the constraints of the default XML syntax

About Graeme Rocher

As Head of Grails Development for SpringSource, Graeme Rocher is the project lead and co-founder of the Grails web application framework. He's a member of the JSR-241 Expert Group which standardizes the Groovy language. Graeme authored the Definitive Guide to Grails for Apress and is a frequent speaker at JavaOne, JavaPolis, NoFluffJustStuff, JAOO, the Sun TechDays and more. Graeme joined SpringSource in late 2008 upon the acquisition of G2One Inc. Before founding G2One, Graeme was the CTO of SkillsMatter, a skills transfer company specializing in open source technology and agile software development, where Graeme was in charge of the company's courseware development strategy and general technical direction.

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