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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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'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
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
