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Full-Stack Simplicity Meets Agentic AI: An Introduction to Apache Grails 8

Name: Full-Stack Simplicity Meets Agentic AI: An Introduction to Apache Grails 8
Start: 2026-11-12T01:00:00.000Z
Location: Improving

Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 p.m.CST

Improving · Plano

**Abstract** Join us for an introduction to Apache Grails 8, the latest major release of the high-productivity, Groovy-based web framework built on Spring Boot. Grails continues to deliver on its cor…

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Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 p.m.CST

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Improving5445 Legacy Dr, Suite 100, Plano, TX

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Date and time: Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 p.m.CST — local Plano time
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**Abstract**

Join us for an introduction to Apache Grails 8, the latest major release of the high-productivity, Groovy-based web framework built on Spring Boot. Grails continues to deliver on its core promise of dramatically simplifying full-stack Java development through convention-over-configuration, expressive DS

Ls, powerful GORM data access across SQL and No

SQL, flexible views, a rich plugin ecosystem, and seamless Spring Boot integration, while aligning with the modern Java 21+ and Spring Boot 4 ecosystem for better performance, modularity, and developer experience.

This session highlights what is new and improved in Grails 8, including key dependency upgrades, stronger alignment with the latest Spring and Gradle advancements, and the framework’s continued maturation as a Top-Level Apache project.

We will take it several levels higher by weaving in advanced Agentic Engineering practices and AI-driven workflows. This is exactly how modern development happens now. See how Grails’