Grails 2.0 Released
Grails 2.0 has just been released. This new version brings a greatly enhanced user experience. Everything from the command line, to the test reports, to the UIs that Grails generates for you have been rethought and reinvented.
Tag: groovy
Groovy Programming Language Tutorials and Videos
DSL with Groovy
Your users often know how to write code. Take advantage of that by creating a custom DSL — a minilanguage. This session goes over the different ways you can provide your users with the ability to write code that’s executed inline and how to add features to that code that …
JavaFX 2.0 With Alternative Languages
JavaFX 2.0 is the next version of a revolutionary rich client platform for developing immersive desktop applications. One of the new features in JavaFX 2.0 is a set of pure Java APIs that can be used from any JVM language, opening up tremendous possibilities. This talk demonstrates the future potential …
Tuning Your Grails Applications
Grails is focused on developer productivity more than raw speed, but that doesn’t mean it’s a slouch. When you do need better response times, there are plenty of options available. This video will show how to isolate performance issues and what you can do to fix them.
Spock and Mock Object Basics
This video shows how to use Spock testing specifications and Groovy for mocking and stubbing behavior in unit tests. It covers creating the mock object syntax, setting expectations, verifying and spying on results, and argument matchers.
Getting Started with Spock and Groovy
This screencast demonstrates how to create Spock testing specifications. It covers creating basic when/then blocks, given/when/then blocks, expect/where blocks, and data tables.