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Ratpack is a micro web toolkit for writing HTTP applications on the JVM. It is not a full stack solution like Grails, Rails or Play, but a minimalist toolkit for writing HTTP centric applications. Implemented in Java, built on Netty, and featuring an optional type safe (i.e. IDE friendly) Groovy DSL front end, Ratpack is lightweight and fast. It uses non blocking IO (like Node.js) to achieve high throughput with minimal resources. The Google Guice integration gives a low ceremony, code oriented Dependency Injection mechanism that makes it easy to create modular applications.
Luke Daley is the Ratpack project lead and will be going through the ins and outs of using Ratpack for HTTP applications.