Address book tutorial

• Build a larger multi-page application that feels closer to production code.
• Use a database to persist the state.
• Make it so multiple users can store their own address book.

What we'll build

• Multi-page structure.
• Shared layout.
• Database-driven pages.
• Better application layering.
• More deliberate testing and deployment concerns.

Build steps

• HTML-first: the address book index page.
• A single record on its own page.
• Creating and editing records.
• Organising page logic and application classes.
• Hooking up the database.
• Identify the user with a single username identifier.

Taking it further

• Validation.
• Security.
• Testing.
• How to convert simple username identifier to real authentication (use Authwave).

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When starting a new application with gt create, we can start with any of these tutorials or pick from other blueprints.