Learn to develop Apache Groovy applications
Our Groovy training course is aimed at developers who are looking to reap the benefits of using a dynamic programming language that is symbiotic with Java.
Groovy is a "low ceremony" language that allows for writing scripts or classes that can provide seamless dynamic facilities in an overall system.
Many organisations now use a combination of Groovy and Java to create their JVM-based systems, and are finding a huge increase in productivity with no loss of performance.
This highly practical course introduces Groovy and some of the uses to which it can be put, with real-world hands-on exercises and presentations delivered by an expert Groovy instructor.
By the end of this course, you will have learnt:
- Groovy language and syntax
- Flow Control with Groovy
- Unit Testing with Groovy
- Concurrency and Parallelism
- Groovy User Interface development
- XML manipulation
- Introduction to web development with Grails
- GPars Concurrency and Parallelism Framework
- Unit testing with Spock
- Gradle build framework
Who should attend
Programmers who are looking to enjoy the benefits of incorporating Groovy into the software development lifecycle.
Prerequisites
Practical experience of programming Java or Scala (for tailored Groovy training courses, we can focus the course content, and flavour and depth based on your team's current skills).
On-site
If you are interested in custom / on-site Groovy training for any size of team, please get in touch – we would be glad to help build a course that meets your learning requirements.
We can take into account your existing technical skills, project requirements and timeframes, and specific topics of interest to tailor the most relevant and focussed course for you.
This can be particularly useful if you need to learn just the new features and Best Practices with Groovy, or need to include extra topics to help with pre-requisite skills.
Introduction to Groovy
- What's Groovy all about?
- Relationship with Java and Scala
- Groovy Language and Syntax Fundamentals
Scripts vs other things
Data Types
Control flow and why Groovy inverts it so much
Functions
Classes and methods
Packages
Testing
- Unit Testing, System Testing and Acceptance Testing
- Testing with JUnit, TestNG
Testing your Groovy code with Spock
- Imports
- Specification
- Fields
- Fixture Methods
- Feature Methods
- Blocks
- Helper Methods
Groovy Concurrency and Parallelism
- Java Platform
- JSR166
- GPars Concurrency and Parallelism Framework
GUIs
- SwingBuilder
- Introduction to Griffon
- Networking with Groovy
Manipulating XML with Groovy
- Parsing existing XML with Groovy
- Creating new XML with Groovy
- Updating XML with Groovy
- Validating XML with Groovy
Gradle Build Framework
- What Gradle is and where to get it
- Configuring custom locations for Groovy Production and Test sources
- Dependency Management
- Properties
- Compiling your Groovy source code with Gradle
Persistence and Databases
- Managing Persistence with Groovy
- Connecting to Databases
Web Development with Groovy
- Introduction to Grails
- Controllers
- Views
- Dynamic Tag Librairies
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