{"product_id":"groovy-in-action-covers-groovy-24-9781935182443","title":"Groovy in Action: Covers Groovy 2.4","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGroovy in Action: Covers Groovy 2.4\u003c\/strong\u003e by Guillaume Laforge. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781935182443.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummary\n\nGroovy 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.\n\nPurchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.\n\nAbout the Technology\n\nIn the last ten years, Groovy has become an integral part of a Java developers 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\n\nAbout the Book\n\nGroovy 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 Groovys 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 youll need. Updated for Groovy 2.4.\n\nSome experience with Java or another programming language is helpful. No Groovy experience is assumed.\n\nWhats Inside\nComprehensive coverage of Groovy 2.4 including language features, libraries, and AST transformations Dynamic, static, and extensible typing Concurrency: actors, data parallelism, and dataflow Applying Groovy: Java integration, XML, SQL, testing, and domain-specific language support Hundreds of reusable examples\nAbout the Authors\nAuthors Dierk König, Paul King, Guillaume Laforge, Hamlet DArcy, Cédric Champeau, Erik Pragt, and Jon Skeet are intimately involved in the creation and ongoing development of the Groovy language and its ecosystem.\nTable of Contents\nPART 1 THE GROOVY LANGUAGE Your way to Groovy Overture: Groovy basics Simple Groovy datatypes Collective Groovy datatypes Working with closures Groovy control structures Object orientation, Groovy style Dynamic programming with Groovy Compile-time metaprogramming and AST transformations Groovy as a static language PART 2 AROUND THE GROOVY LIBRARY Working with builders Working with the GDK Database programming with Groovy Working with XML and JSON Interacting with Web Services Integrating Groovy PART 3 APPLIED GROOVY Unit testing with Groovy Concurrent Groovy with GPars Domain-specific languages The Groovy ecosystem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Manning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44959060525109,"sku":"ByrdShop_1935182447","price":30.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781935182443_ba1f4f8b-a06e-4ab4-b813-22ca38449f7b.jpg?v=1778785689","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/groovy-in-action-covers-groovy-24-9781935182443","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}