Simple XML configuration framework
Recent changes to the Simple XML configuration system have been branched as a new project. The new XML configuration system will allow application assembly to be implemented such that components can be integrated and implemented with greater ease.

Download demonstration of Simple
A demonstration server can be downloaded from the above link illustrating how the Simple framework can be used. The demonstration implementation provides examples of how Groovy and Java based JSP templates can be composed in an MVC architecture.

Demonstration of Simple tiles
An example implementation of Simple with tiles and Groovy templates can now be downloaded. This demonstration provides a shallow port of this PHP web site and illustrates how tiles can be used to organise template sources.

Programming with Groovy templates
Views are an integral part of MVC programming, which is itself a ubiquitous component of enterprise application development. This tutorial shows how Groovy can simplify view programming and make your code more maintainable over time.

Groovy templates with Simple
Simple can now make use of Groovy templates using its built in templating system. This enables dynamic pages to be developed quickly using the Model View Controller architecture. Groovy templates are composed in much the same way as PHP or JSP pages, allowing content and code to be combined.

It's all so Simple
For a brief example of how Simple can be used to create an embedded HTTP server this blog entry from skife.org illustrates how easily it can be done. The example provides a similar but shorter description of the framework as that provided by the online tutorials.

Comparison of Simple and Tomcat
Recently a performance comparison was made between Tomcat from the Apache Group and the current release of Simple. The comparison illustrates the capability of Simple to handle enormous loads effectively and demonstrates its rock solid stability under such extreme conditions.

Simple released under the LGPL
Simple is now available under the the less restrictive GNU Lesser General Public Licence. The project has moved to the LGPL licence due to a demand from commercial projects. This enables both proprietary developers and open source developers to take advantage of Simple.

Simple rated by reviewers at JARS
Simple has been rated by the reviewers at JARS. It recieved a rating of top 25 by JARS scoring 905 out of a possible 1000. The JARS rating site is dedicated to providing a rating service for both open source and commercial applications written in Java.

Zoe project using Simple
The Zoe project is a email client. It's also a email server. And a long term archive. And a search engine. And an application server. All that at once on your desktop. Or server. Or both. Or it doesn't matter because client and server are the same. The Zoe project is using Simple as its core HTTP processing engine.

OWASP Commons using Simple
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Commons Library is a growing set of reuseable Java code that can be baked into your own secure applications. Dealing with issues like session and transaction management, input filtering, user account maintenance and form generation the OCL is used extensively in oPortal.