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I recently decided to add some new tools to my Groovy toolbox. I decided upon Griffon, a fantastic framework for building rich Swing user interfaces with the same Convention over Configuration paradigm as what Grails offers. The framework is very is rich in features, but not all of these are documented very readily. I usually [...]
Grails parallel versions are finally available on Ubuntu Linux! For new users: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:groovy-dev/grails sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install grails If you’re and existing user: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install grails If you want to install individual versions of grails side-by-side: # grails 2.0 sudo apt-get install grails-2.0.0 # [...]
Using command line Git with standard diff is workable but not very friendly. You might prefer a split-pane diff viewer like that of your favourite IDE. The easiest way to get this working on Debian based Linux distros such as Ubuntu is to use Meld, the open source diff and merge tool. Begin by installing [...]
For some time I’ve strived at taking the next step after Continuous Integration in my projects: Continuous Delivery. This implies not only automated testing, but also automated deployment. I’ve succeeded in achieving this on bare-metal servers for some time now, but struggled to get this working with Grails in the cloud. The good news is [...]
Update: This post has been superseded by another. Click here for the latest on this topic. I’m very excited to say that I have prepared an easy way to install Grails on Ubuntu Linux! To install, simply type the following in a console: That’s it! Nice and easy. This PPA will track the latest stable [...]
I recently faced some challenges while trying to traverse a data model in a Grails application. Thanks to Grails, as well as the friendly community surrounding it, I managed to solve these complex problems with ease. Because the things I discovered aren’t documented very clearly, I decided to post them here to help others cross [...]
For quite some time I had been in search of a codec that would work well for my mobile devices. At home, I tend to use FLAC when streaming to my Logitech Squeezebox devices, but when I’m commuting, I listen to music on my phone. As we all know, space always seems to be an [...]
Hi all, Some time ago I posted an article regarding the old CD Ripper Grip. I managed to resurrect it from the dead on modern Ubuntu Linux distros. The process I described was quit techie, involving compilation from source. I finally got around to putting up an Ubuntu PPA where you can download and install [...]