Six Things Groovy Can Do For You

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Groovy is a scripting language for the Java Virtual Machine, due for a
1.0 release in late 2005. This paper introduces Groovy and shows six
ways Java programmers can put Groovy to use in their next application:

1. Simplifying servlets
2. Generating XML
3. Unit testing
4. Querying and fixing a relational database
5. Implementing your business model
6. Debugging your application, while it's running

For each of these, the paper includes code samples and pointers to
in-depth articles and documentation.

Stream: Java

Paper: Six Things Groovy Can Do For You

Alan Green is a senior consultant with Cirrus Technologies Pty Ltd,
where he is building a dispatch system for Melbourne's Metropolitan Fire
and Emergency Services Board. Prior projects include work on the Qantas
Frequent Flyer website and Justice of the Peace administration for the
New South Wales Attorney General's department. He has also built his
own weblogging software. Alan has been working in Java since 1996, and
Python since 2000. He is a Groovy committer and the current convener of
the Sydney Python user group.