Groovy, the brand-new language for the Java platform, brings to Java many of the features that have made Ruby popular. Groovy in Action is a comprehensive guide to Groovy programming, introducing Java developers to the new dynamic features that Groovy provides. To bring you Groovy in Action, Manning again went to the source by working with a team of expert authors including both members and the Manager of the Groovy Project team. The result is the true definitive guide to the new Groovy language.
Groovy in Action introduces Groovy by example, presenting lots of reusable code while explaining the underlying concepts. Java developers new to Groovy find a smooth transition into the dynamic programming world. Groovy experts gain a solid reference that challenges them to explore Groovy deeply and creatively.
Because Groovy is so new, most readers will be learning it from scratch. Groovy in Action quickly moves through the Groovy basics, including:
<ul>
<li>Simple and collective Groovy data types</li>
<li>Working with Closures and Groovy Control Structures</li>
<li>Dynamic Object Orientation, Groovy style</li>
</ul>
Readers are presented with rich and detailed examples illustrating Groovy's enhancements to Java, including
<ul>
<li>How to Work with Builders and the GDK</li>
<li>Database programming with Groovy</li>
</ul>
Groovy in Action then demonstrates how to Integrate Groovy with XML, and provides:
<ul>
<li>Tips and Tricks</li>
<li>Unit Testing and Build Support</li>
<li>Groovy on Windows</li>
</ul>
An additional bonus is a chapter dedicated to Grails, the Groovy Web Application Framework.
 Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

Groovy in Action

Computers & Technology

Jon Skeet

Paul King

Guillaume Laforge

Andrew Glover

Dierk Koenig

Web Development & Design

Manning Publications

Functional programming languages like F#, Erlang, and Scala are attractingattention as an efficient way to handle the new requirements for programmingmulti-processor and high-availability applications. Microsoft's new F# is a truefunctional language and C# uses functional language features for LINQ andother recent advances. Real-World Functional Programming is a unique tutorial that explores thefunctional programming model through the F# and C# languages. The clearlypresented ideas and examples teach readers how functional programming differsfrom other approaches. It explains how ideas look in F#-a functionallanguage-as well as how they can be successfully used to solve programmingproblems in C#. Readers build on what they know about .NET and learn wherea functional approach makes the most sense and how to apply it effectively inthose cases. The reader should have a good working knowledge of C#. No prior exposure toF# or functional programming is required. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

Real-World Functional Programming: With Examples in F# and C#

Tomas Petricek

Programming

Manning

Summary Groovy in Action, Second Edition is a thoroughly revised, comprehensive guide to Groovy programming. It introduces Java developers to the dynamic features that Groovy provides, and shows how to apply Groovy to a range of tasks including building new apps, integration with existing code, and DSL development. Covers Groovy 2.4. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology In the last ten years, Groovy has become an integral part of a Java developer's toolbox. Its comfortable, common-sense design, seamless integration with Java, and rich ecosystem that includes the Grails web framework, the Gradle build system, and Spock testing platform have created a large Groovy community About the Book Groovy in Action, Second Edition is the undisputed definitive reference on the Groovy language. Written by core members of the Groovy language team, this book presents Groovy like no other can—from the inside out. With relevant examples, careful explanations of Groovy's key concepts and features, and insightful coverage of how to use Groovy in-production tasks, including building new applications, integration with existing code, and DSL development, this is the only book you'll need. Updated for Groovy 2.4. Some experience with Java or another programming language is helpful. No Groovy experience is assumed. What's Inside <ul>
<li>Comprehensive coverage of Groovy 2.4 including language features, libraries, and AST transformations</li>
<li>Dynamic, static, and extensible typing</li>
<li>Concurrency: actors, data parallelism, and dataflow</li>
<li>Applying Groovy: Java integration, XML, SQL, testing, and domain-specific language support</li>
<li>Hundreds of reusable examples</li>
</ul>
 About the Authors Authors Dierk König, Paul King, Guillaume Laforge, Hamlet D'Arcy, Cédric Champeau, Erik Pragt, and Jon Skeet are intimately involved in the creation and ongoing development of the Groovy language and its ecosystem. Table of Contents <ol>PART 1 THE GROOVY LANGUAGE<li>Your way to Groovy</li>
<li>Overture: Groovy basics</li>
<li>Simple Groovy datatypes</li>
<li>Collective Groovy datatypes</li>
<li>Working with closures</li>
<li>Groovy control structures</li>
<li>Object orientation, Groovy style</li>
<li>Dynamic programming with Groovy</li>
<li>Compile-time metaprogramming and AST transformations</li>
<li>Groovy as a static language</li>PART 2 AROUND THE GROOVY LIBRARY<li>Working with builders</li>
<li>Working with the GDK</li>
<li>Database programming with Groovy</li>
<li>Working with XML and JSON</li>
<li>Interacting with Web Services</li>
<li>Integrating Groovy</li>PART 3 APPLIED GROOVY<li>Unit testing with Groovy</li>
<li>Concurrent Groovy with GPars</li>
<li>Domain-specific languages</li>
<li>The Groovy ecosystem</li>
</ol>

Groovy in Action: Covers Groovy 2.4

Dierk König

Hamlet D'Arcy

Cédric Champeau

Erik Pragt

Groovy im Einsatz

Hanser Fachbuchverlag

C# in Depth: Covers C# 2 and C# 3

Programming Languages

Dreamtech Press India Pvt. Ltd

Groovy In Action, 2Edition: Covers Groovy 2.4

Wiley-India

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