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You made me think of something similar but on a completely different context. Do we have a way to make IntelliJ autocomplete named parameters in method calls? The dueuno API has many such methods, like the “render” method in Grails. Named parameters are very convenient to extend the API with the downside of not being “discoverable” by the IDE. But they may be “described” to the IDE instead? I don't know I am randomly speaking but that would be useful to Grails as well (render, hibernate methods like save, delete, etc) Do you know if this is something that could exist in some reality?

<!channel> All the Grails Guides have been migrated over to the official Apache Grails site → https://grails.apache.org/guides/ Even better news: the process for adding new guides has been completely overhauled and is now ridiculously simple and fast. Guides have always been one of the most helpful resources for learning Grails - whether you’re brand new or picking up advanced techniques. We really want to bring this section back to life and get fresh, useful guides flowing again on all kinds of topics. 📝 Full details on the new easy process (check the README): https://github.com/apache/grails-static-website#authoring-a-guide And here’s the first new guide created with the new workflow: Grails Fields Plugin: Custom Widgets, Wrappers, and Tables A really thorough, practical guide on using the Fields plugin to build clean CRUD pages with almost zero boilerplate. 🔗 https://grails.apache.org/guides/grails-fields-custom-widgets-and-wrappers/8/guide/index.html Who’s got a guide idea burning a hole in their brain? We’d love to see what topics the community wants to tackle next! 🚀

The Apache Grails community is pleased to announce the release of Apache Grails 8.0.0-M1. Grails is a powerful Groovy-based web application framework for the JVM, built on top of Spring Boot, and supported by a rich ecosystem of plugins that extend its functionality. The release notes are available here: https://github.com/apache/grails-core/releases/tag/v8.0.0-M1 For the complete list of changes: https://github.com/apache/grails-core/compare/v7.1.1...v8.0.0-M1 Apache Grails website: https://grails.apache.org/ Download Links: https://grails.apache.org/download.html Grails Resources: - Grails GitHub repo: https://github.com/apache/grails-core - Issues: https://github.com/apache/grails-core/issues - Mailing lists: https://grails.apache.org/community.html Happy Coding, The Apache Grails Team

For 2026 Apache Community Over Code will be in Glasgow. There will be 4 Grails presentations plus many more Groovy presentations! Early bird: $500 (ends July 28) ASF committers: $250 168 sessions across AI, fintech, streaming, governance & more. Secure your spot: https://communityovercode.org/registration/ Learn more: https://communityovercode.org/schedule/

How a Group of Developers Took Back Control from Enterprise Java | Spring: The Documentary:

JobRunr just published a detailed integration guide for Apache Grails + a full working sample app: 🔗 https://www.jobrunr.io/en/guides/jvm-frameworks/grails/ 🔗 https://github.com/iNicholasBE/grails-jobrunr Why this matters: Most teams still default to Quartz because “that’s what we’ve always used.” Quartz went pretty quiet around 2021 and only really came back to life in the last couple of years, so a lot of people just stuck with the familiar option. While Quartz remains solid and familiar, JobRunr offers a compelling modern alternative for teams that want something simpler and more developer-friendly: - Much simpler API (especially with the JobRequest pattern for Groovy) - Built-in dashboard out of the box - Easier distributed setup + retries - Designed with distributed/cloud-native use cases in mind - Uses your existing database (GORM-friendly with a bit of wiring) The guide walks through the Grails/GORM gotchas (DataSource wiring, lambdas, etc.) and the sample app demonstrates fire-and-forget, scheduled, recurring jobs, progress tracking, and the dashboard. Worth a look for any new scheduled-job work.

https://www.meetup.com/gatewayjug/events/314881147/ - Grails Presentation @ St. Louis Java User's Group in August

https://communityovercode.org/ - 2026 Grails Sessions

^^^^ Early bird conference pricing for this year’s event is US$500, until July 28, when the regular rate of US$600 will apply. If you are an ASF committer, use your @apache.org email to register for the Committer Rate of US$250! https://communityovercode.org/registration/

JetBrains is running a developer ecosystem survey: https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/developer-ecosystem-survey-2026-sh?pcode=557169004671925541 please show some Groovy love! JUST an FYI it is very AI heavy and is a long survey.

Schedule for our next four Apache Grails Planning meetings: Meeting Schedule 06/24/2026: worldtimebuddy.com/?lid=8,6,5,12,30,1819729,…&amp;date=2026-06-24&amp;… 07/01/2026: worldtimebuddy.com/?lid=8,6,5,12,30,1819729,…&amp;date=2026-07-01&amp;… 07/08/2026: worldtimebuddy.com/?lid=8,6,5,12,30,1819729,…&amp;date=2026-07-08&amp;… 07/15/2026: worldtimebuddy.com/?lid=8,6,5,12,30,1819729,…&amp;date=2026-07-15&amp;… Additional Resources: • Meeting Notes: including agendas and past discussions: docs.google.com/document/d/1L590r6Z_xNQ…/edit?tab=t.0 • Weekly Summaries: These are sent via email to the Apache Grails dev mailing list: lists.apache.org/list.html?…. To subscribe, simply send a blank email to dev-subscribe@grails.apache.org. • Joining Options: DM me if you'd like to be added to the Google Calendar invite. Otherwise, feel free to drop in using the direct Google Meet link: meet.google.com/her-tjpt-xmf

The Apache Grails volunteers are in the process of taking over plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/18504-grails/reviews. Let's boost that review star rating.

Grails 7.0.13, 7.1.3 and 7.2.0 have been released. grails.apache.org

Grails 7.0.14, 7.1.4, 7.2.1, and 8.0.0-M3 have been released. grails.apache.org

<!channel> We are in the final weeks of Grails 8 development and have also been very actively releasing patch versions. Grails 8 is an absolutely massive release. Apache Grails is a full top level Apache Software Foundation project, as of Oct 7th 2025, just like Apache Tomcat and Apache Groovy, It is run the Apache way, in a transparent, vendor neutral and community driven process. As the VP and PMC Chair, I would like to invite you to start joining the weekly calls, see docs.google.com/document/d/1L590r6Z_xNQ…/edit?usp=drive_web&amp;ouid=11439572937001547545…. Everyone is welcome to join the call and it is the main process which helps steer the project. Additionally, we welcome PRs from forked repos and would love to see many, many more. If you have deployed a Grails app to production, you are 100% qualified to help push the framework forward. And as you become a regular contributor, we would love for you to join as an official Apache committer (recruiting is one of my jobs😉). James Fredley VP, PMC Chair, Apache Grails

meetup.com/gatewayjug/events/314881147 - Full-Stack Simplicity Meets Agentic AI: An Introduction to Apache Grails 8 - hybrid event with in person in St Louis at Object Computing Inc. office, plus streaming video link. Thursday, Aug 13 · 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM CDT

<!channel> tomorrow's Apache Grails weekly video call is at 2:00 PM Pacific, 4:00 PM Central, 5:00 PM Eastern, 11:00 PM Central Europe, 2:30 AM India, 5:00 AM Hong Kong, 7:00 AM Australia see: docs.google.com/document/d/1L590r6Z_xNQ…/edit?usp=drive_web&amp;ouid=11439572937001547545…. Everyone is welcome to join the call and it is the main process which helps steer the project.

There will be 7 Groovy and Grails sessions at Apache - Community Over Code Glasgow 2026. The Groovy track is Oct 12th. Conference Schedule and Reg: web.cvent.com/event/ac71ce47-2b5f-424c-abfe-5b48255315fb/summary Hotel: eventsathilton.com/show/6973726688d398a5278524cc

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Apache Grails Shirts are now available from teepublic.com/t-shirt/96393154-apache-grails?store_id=3969012 Vintage - Acid Black is about the closest to the old Grails T-shirts

<!channel> 🎉 The Apache Grails community is proud to announce that Søren Berg Glasius has been named the 2026 Grails Lifetime Contributor. Søren has made sustained contributions across the Grails core, critical plugins through the Grails Plugin Collective (especially the Fields plugin), practical documentation and training, and years of community building as co-founder and long-time organizer of GR8Conf. He currently serves on the Project Management Committees for both Apache Grails and Apache Groovy. The full announcement, including testimonials from Guillaume Laforge, Graeme Rocher, and Jeff Scott Brown, is here: grails.apache.org/blog/2026-07-28-soren-glasius-lifetime-contributor… Please join us in thanking Søren for strengthening Grails as a framework, an ecosystem, and a community.

For the upcoming Grails 8 release, we are in a excellent place with documentation and examples. See: grails.apache.org/docs/8.0.0-M4 and grails.apache.org/guides/versions/8.html

Apache Groovy & Apache Grails — Hackathon at Community over Code Glasgow 2026 - events.apache.org/events/2026/community-over-code/groovy-grails.html

<!channel> Grails 7.0.15, 7.1.5, 7.2.2, and 8.0.0-M5 have been released. grails.apache.org

When a Grails 8 app is started 4 different ways, who wins? Race: bootJar vs Leyden vs Native vs CRaC 🚀 🌙 🙌

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