
Learning Groovy
With Gradle, Grails, Spock and Ratpack
Adam L. Davis(Author)
Apress
Published on 5. August 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXI, 102 pages
978-1-4842-2116-7 (ISBN)
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Description
Start building powerful apps that take advantage of the dynamic scripting capabilities of the Groovy language. This book covers Groovy fundamentals, such as installing Groovy, using Groovy tools, and working with the Groovy Development Kit (GDK). You'll also learn more advanced aspects of Groovy, such as using Groovy design patterns, writing DSLs in Groovy, and taking advantage of Groovy's functional programming features.There is more to Groovy than the core language, so Learning Groovy covers the extended Groovy ecosystem. You'll see how to harness Gradle (Groovy's build system), Grails (Groovy's web application framework), Spock (Groovy's testing framework), and Ratpack (Groovy's reactive web library).What You'll LearnGrasp Groovy fundamentals, including the GDK or Groovy Development KitMaster advanced Groovy, such as writing Groovy DSLsDiscover functional programming in GroovyWork with GPars, the built-in concurrency libraryUse Gradle, the build systemMaster Grails, the web application frameworkWork with Spock, the testing frameworkHarness Ratpack, the reactive web libraryWho This Book Is ForAlthough this book is intended for those with a Java background, anyone with basic programming skills could benefit from it. This book is a data-filled, yet easy-to-digest tour of the Groovy language and ecosystem.
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Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
5
5 farbige Abbildungen
5 Illustrations, color; XXI, 102 p. 5 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
2058 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4842-2116-7 (9781484221167)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4842-2117-4
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Person
Adam L. Davis
makes software. He's spent many years developing in Java (since Java 1.2) and has enjoyed using Spring and Hibernate. Since 2006 he's been using Groovy and Grails in addition to Java to create SaaS web applications that help track finances for large institutions (among other things). Adam has a Masters and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.
Content
Part I. Getting Groovy1. Software to Install2. Groovy 1013. Tools4. GDK5. Coming from Java
Part II. Advanced Groovy6. Groovy Design Patterns7. DSLs8. Traits9. Functional Programming10. Groovy GPars
Part III. The Groovy Ecosystem11. Groovy Awesomeness12. Gradle13. Grails14. Spock15. Ratpack
AppendicesA. Java/GroovyB. Resources
Part II. Advanced Groovy6. Groovy Design Patterns7. DSLs8. Traits9. Functional Programming10. Groovy GPars
Part III. The Groovy Ecosystem11. Groovy Awesomeness12. Gradle13. Grails14. Spock15. Ratpack
AppendicesA. Java/GroovyB. Resources