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Programming Groovy - Dynamic Productivity for the Java Developer

This book is aimed at experienced (though not necessarily expert) Java programmer. It is intended to bring the programmer up to speed in Groovy in a short amount of time.

2 replies - 2188 views - 04/14/08 by Dave Klein in Book Reviews

Higher-order functions with Groovy, part 3

In the first and second parts I've talked about how closures work in Groovy, how they can be curried, how Java methods can be converted to closures and how...

2 replies - 1980 views - 02/12/08 by Steven Devijver in News

Higher-order functions with Groovy, part 2

In part one I gave an overview of closures and currying, two features in Groovy that implement higher-order functions. Higher-order functions can be used in...

1 replies - 2094 views - 02/05/08 by Steven Devijver in News

Higher-order functions with Groovy, part 1

I'll admit, higher-order functions sounds like link bait for over-achievers. Trust me, I didn't invent the term :-) A Higher-order function is a concept from...

6 replies - 4375 views - 02/03/08 by Steven Devijver in News