Ted Neward

(5041) The Busy Java Developer's Guide to Groovy - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Groovy to Get Stuff Done

Invited tutorial

Monday, 2008-06-23, 16:00 - 19:00, Arena 7

Ted Neward - Neward & Associates (speaker)

Audience

Java developers who want to use and understand the full range of the Groovy language.

Level

intermediate

Prerequisite

basic knowledge of Java

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Abstract

Groovy has exploded onto the Java scene as a more dynamic, less restrictive and, 
in some cases, more productive alternative to the Java language. Much has been 
made of Groovy's web framework, Grails, but less attention has been paid to the 
actual language itself. Considering that Groovy is the bedrock upon which Grails 
rests, it's time to put that disparity to bed. 
In this tutorial we take a closer look at the language, how it is used in a 
variety of libraries/extension to the Java language and library set, and where 
its limitations are. The tutorial will be an "agile" presentation, in 
that the audience will be fully involved in setting the agenda, participating in 
the discussion, and suggesting experiments to try with each iteration of the 
tutorial. When finished, participants will walk away with a deeper understanding 
of how Groovy works and how it can be used to build applications for Java, as 
well as how to use it as a Plain Old Scripting Language (POSL).