Groovy for Java Developers

Summary

This course teaches experienced Java developers how to write programs in Groovy, both by itself and in conjunction with existing Java code. An optional additional one day session on Gradle is available as an add-on to this class. This is a four day course with an optional fifth day on Gradle.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, all attendees should have a working knowledge of Java.

Duration

4-5 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience

This course is for experienced Java developers wanting to learn how to write programs in Groovy, both by itself and in conjunction with existing Java code.

Topics

• Groovy Fundamentals

• Object-Oriented Programming In Groovy

• Groovy Collections

• Closures in Groovy

• Groovy Control Structures

• Miscellaneous Groovy operators

• Unit Testing in Groovy

• Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) Transformations

• Groovy Builders

• Runtime Metaprogramming

• Database Access with Groovy

• The Spring Framework

• RESTful web services

• The Gradle Build Tool

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