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Programming Groovy - Dynamic Productivity for the Java Developer

1. In the intro Venkat makes a good case for the value of dynamic languages in general and Groovy in particular. 2. Getting Started – Along with the usual downloading and installing instructions...

4 replies - 3314 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 - 3564 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 - 3240 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 - 7213 views - 02/03/08 by Steven Devijver in News