Single Page App (SPA) frameworks offer many benefits over traditional web apps which do all of their HTML generation on the server side. Popular SPA frameworks include Vue, React and Angular. Micronaut is very well suited for publishing REST APIs and is a terrific fit for implementing backend logic for SPAs. This session will explore and demonstrate using Micronaut as the backend for SPA apps including the following specifics: - Introduction To Micronaut - Micronaut With Vue, Angular or React - Static Asset Resolution - Using JWT For Securing SPA Front Ends With Micronaut - Building With Gradle, NPM and Webpack - Deployment Options

Groovy is a powerful, agile and dynamic language for the Java platform. Groovy has a Java like syntax along with many features inspired by languages such as Python, Ruby and Smalltalk. The language has been embraced by popular frameworks including Grails, Micronaut, Spring Boot and many others. This session covers a lot of ground to quickly get Java developers started with Groovy including many interactive examples to highlight the powerful language features that make Groovy compelling. This session is targeted to demonstrate the power of Groovy and help Java developers understand how to leverage that power in their enterprise applications. Topics include: - Everything Is An Object - Groovy Beans - Groovy Strings - Closures - Collections - Groovy Builders - Java Integration - Build Tools - Frameworks - What Is New In Groovy 2.5/2.6