Advanced Groovy
TS-9720

Groovy is a relatively new dynamic object-oriented scripting language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that feels like a mixture of Ruby, Python, and the Java programming language. It gives you the expressive power of Ruby, the simplicity of Python, and direct access to the (enhanced) JDK software and all existing Java code. You can declare variable, argument, and method types if you want static typing or simply leave them off to go fully dynamic. Better yet, use static typing just when you need it, such as when you want to integrate heavily with existing Java code.

It's easy to start using Groovy, but there are lots of goodies that aren't so obvious in the beginning. This session covers things such as currying, single object iteration, dynamic language extensions, enhancing the JDK software, default parameters, advanced closures, and active proxies. The goal is to learn how to take advantage of the really powerful features of Groovy to get things done faster and easier.

Attendees should be familiar with the Java programming language and basic Groovy.

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