I agree with Gianluca, I'd love to see Grails back in green too!
I'd also add to the selling points: - Build full-stack applications fast and easily. Ricardo V. On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM Gianluca Sartori <g.sart...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would love to see Grails 7 getting in touch with its origins to pave > its legacy. > The original green should get back, with the complementary orange links, > supporting the new rounded logo. > > On the selling proposition, I would give the following priorities: > > *1. Enterprise grade* > - 20 years of evolution and refinement > - Security first, built on top of giants: Spring Framework 6, Hibernate > 6, Jakarta EE 10, Java 21 (And we don't use Log4J... XD just kidding) > - Deploy on-premises and on the cloud with solid performances > > *2. Easy to learn* > - Less code, more results with the Apache Groovy programming language > - Quick onboarding of new developers > - Access to the complete documentation > > *3. Made to last* > - Leverage the huge availability of Java libraries and tools > - Updated to the latest web technologies > - Used by "BIG NAMES HERE IF WE CAN" > > > Gianluca Sartori > > On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 at 18:33, James Fredley <jamesfred...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > - What do we want new visitors to immediately understand about the > > framework? > > > > Apache Grail is a convention over configuration, Don’t Repeat Yourself > > (DRY), full stack framework similar to Rails and Django, built on the > > enterprise foundation of Spring Boot and Hibernate with a nearly two > decade > > history. > > > > It harnesses the power of the Apache Groovy language and the extensive > use > > of Domain Specific Languages (DSLs) in the Java ecosystem. > > > > - What do you think Grails’ unique selling propositions are today? - What > > makes it stand out in 2025? > > > > Rapid application development > > convention over configuration > > scaffolding > > solid performance > > enterprise maturity > > strong integration with Java ecosystems, especially Spring Boot/Spring > > Framework and Jakarta EE 10 > > "framework of frameworks," allowing the use of Spring and Hibernate > > frameworks > > > > - Most crucially... what color(s) should Grails.org use in 2025? > > > > I like both the green and the orange designs with the blue header. The > > green somewhat associates it with https://spring.io/ and the historical > > green from > > https://web.archive.org/web/20170630001932/http://www.grails.org/ > > > > I do like the blue usage on https://start.grails.org/ with the orange > > logo at the bottom. > > > > James > > > > On 2025/03/19 16:57:43 James Fredley wrote: > > > Posting here on behalf of Martyn Duffy: > > > > > > Hey everyone, I wanted to share an initial take on a new Grails landing > > page. Would love your feedback on how to best capture the essence of > Grails: > > > > > > What do we want new visitors to immediately understand about the > > framework? > > > > > > What do you think Grails’ unique selling propositions are today? > > > > > > What makes it stand out in 2025? > > > > > > Most crucially... what color(s) should Grails.org use in 2025? > > > > > > See Green vs Orange Mockups: > > > https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XV-dwssnRcN1O5lxzD4Y9nbd2H4ORcuZ?usp=sharing > > > > > > Would appreciate any thoughts - especially from those who’ve been > > building with Grails for a while - thanks! > > > > > > > > >
