Getting Groovy
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The document introduces Groovy, a dynamic language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine. It notes that Groovy can be used for both static and dynamic programming and can be as fast as Java. The document then lists some key features of Groovy, including closures, currying, method references, operator overloading, and traits. It also mentions related Groovy tools and frameworks like Spock, Grails, Gradle, and Groovy CSS. The author is Adam L. Davis, author of "Learning Groovy".
Getting Groovy
- 1. Getting Groovy (in 5 minutes)! Adam L. Davis MS CS, Geogia Tech Author of “Learning Groovy” (& What’s New in Java 8 & Modern Java) github.com/adamldavis adamldavis.com @adamldavis
- 2. Java ~ Brian Goetz (Java Language Architect)
- 3. Groovy
- 6. ● Dynamic or Static ● (@CompileStatic @TypeChecked) ● As fast as Java (with static & indy) ● Meta-programming ● Optional semi-colons ● Optional parentheses ● Short-hand for Lists and Maps ● Automatic getters and setters ● A better switch … Groovy 2.4 Features
- 7. ● Closures ● Currying ● Method references ● Map/Filter/Reduce as collect, findAll, inject ● Internal iterating using each ● Operator Overloading (+ - * % / …) ● methodMissing and propertyMissing ● AST Transformations ● Traits … Groovy Features
- 10. Thanks! Adam L. Davis Author of “Learning Groovy” github.com/adamldavis adamldavis.com @adamldavis @groocss