From Java to Groovy: Time for Adventure!
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An introduction to Groovy for JVM developers, explaining why Groovy is a natural, easy step for Java programmers. Uses code examples to show concrete features—dynamic typing, closures, collection/list and map handling, power asserts, builders, metaprogramming, scripting, DSLs, and AST transformations—so attendees can see how to start using Groovy in daily development.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:52What is Groovy?
- 5:58Java vs Groovy differences
- 6:39Java to Groovy example
- 14:23Groovy advantages
- 15:25Groovy advanced features
- 20:00Numeric operations example
- 22:45Groovy collections
- 25:57Power asserts and Groovy Truth
- 30:13Closures and lambdas
- 34:05DSLs and metaprogramming
- 35:30JSON/XML parsing
- 38:20File and URL reading
- 40:24Email DSL example
- 43:13Transformations and annotations
- 45:20Summary
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