We know we need to learn both new and old languages, so why not the most propulatr language of all time - Java and also why not one of the most propular framework.
I developed this using a Virtual Machine from Bitnami. They did a great job constructing VM for different platform. The one I use is tomcat. mySQL on a ubunta linux, run in VMware Player. Code is developed using Eclipse. Tools I use are Ant, Spring, Vi (for readme markdown). The site are constructed from tutorial of Spring MVC Step by Step.
I have added Hibernate to the mixes. See hibernate_test Branch
See whether I can add Mongodb and other stuff.