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Grails is great, But Boring

Why in the heck would anyone choose the java platform to build on, idfk.
The compilation process, and project build times, take all the fun out of being a web developer.
Grails goes a long way to breach that gap, from code monkey, to creative genius, but f*me bro, its still boring as heck.
Cleaning, and re-running the application every time I make a change to a domain class, which is quite often on this Agile team that I am on, is super tedious.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, it’s nothing like a 6 to 9 minute build that I was experiencing at NBCU, getting eonline.com to work on my system.
But its still irritating, when the sun is shining outside, on a Friday, during summer, and I have to sit in an agile dungeon, and wait for Grails to compile.

PHP, I miss you!