What's New in Groovy 1.6?
TS-4215

Groovy is a dynamic language for the JVM: machine, providing modern features to Java technology developers, in that it offers the best integration with the Java platform and language available up to now. In this session, you will learn step by step how Groovy can help you in your daily Java technology development and how you will still be able to tell your boss you are working with Java technology, and you will also discover all the cool new and useful features the new Groovy 1.6 release provides.

The presentation shows how Groovy works on its own and how it can interact with usual Java code. It covers the major Groovy-isms you should be aware of when coming to Groovy from a Java programming language background and provides a high-level overview of all the Groovy syntax constructs and Groovy's specific features and APIs for simplifying the life of enterprise Java technology developers.

Also, with the recent release of Groovy 1.6, new features have seen the light of day, and this session covers the novelties in this new version: multiple assignments, Swing support improvements, metaprogramming additions, abstract syntax tree transformations, and more.