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Groovy Recipes Greasing the Wheels of Java

Groovy is a dynamic language that compiles to bytecode and runs on the JVM, just like Java. Its goals are to remove much of the overhead that Java programmers put up with in their daily coding....

0 replies - 3520 views - 10/06/09 by clark98108 in Book Reviews

Grails in Action

Since I’ve followed Glen Smith’s blog and Peter Ledbrook’s work for months, I had high expectations for this book. At the end, I experienced no dissatisfaction....

3 replies - 3707 views - 09/03/09 by Alessio Spadaro in Book Reviews

Programming Groovy

I'm very happy to have had the opportunity to have my adventure with Groovy start with this book. It's well written, fun to read and gives a perfect introduction into the language, especially for a...

0 replies - 2731 views - 09/03/09 by Andrzej Grzesik in Book Reviews

Book Review - Grails: A Quick Start Guide

I have to admit that, when Dave Klein approached me about taking a look at Grails: A Quick Start Guide (known in Twitter circles as GQuick), the first thought that entered my mind was “Oh man,...

5 replies - 3712 views - 08/05/09 by Matt Stine in Book Reviews

Groovy Recipes - Greasing the Wheels of Java

In Chapter 1, “Introduction”, author Scott Davis provides some pretty good arguments for learning Groovy; starting with this quote, “Groovy is what Java would look like had it been written in...

0 replies - 2873 views - 11/11/08 by Burk Hufnagel in Book Reviews

Spring and Scripting

Spring is among the handful of Java application frameworks that is widely used in many enterprise projects. It has become a viable alternative to the more...

0 replies - 7515 views - 08/11/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles

Programming Groovy - Dynamic Productivity for the Java Developer

1. In the intro Venkat makes a good case for the value of dynamic languages in general and Groovy in particular. 2. Getting Started – Along with the usual downloading and installing instructions...

4 replies - 3377 views - 04/14/08 by Dave Klein in Book Reviews

Book Review:Groovy Recipes: Greasing the Wheels of Java

Chapter 1, Introduction, as the name implied introduces you to Groovy, and also gives a road map of what you will be reading in this book. Chapter 2, Getting Started, shows you how to...

2 replies - 4609 views - 04/01/08 by Meera Subbarao in Book Reviews

Groovy Recipes: Greasing the Wheels of Java

Groovy's major plus point is its seamless integration with Java. I was attracted to Groovy mainly becuase you can mix and match Groovy with Java. If you...

0 replies - 3839 views - 02/26/08 by Meera Subbarao in News

Reviews: Getting Started with Grails, Rails for Java Developers and Groovy Recipes

Two weeks ago, I mentioned a number of books I was hoping to read to get up to speed on Rails and Grails quickly. Over the last two weeks, I was able to...

2 replies - 4009 views - 02/09/08 by Matt Raible in News