** Chicago Java Users Group/Downtown meets today, September 18 **
** 3rd Tuesday of the month **
TOPIC: Groovy/Java Integration
WHEN: Tuesday, September 18
6:00 - pizza/networking
6:30 - presentation
WHERE:
Loyola University of Chicago
Room 1201
25 E Pearson
Chicago, IL 60611
map: http://tinyurl.com/2xgx4x
RSVP:
Please RSVP so that we can order enough food.
http://www.cjug.org/uger/event/show/23
SUMMARY:
Groovy is a dynamic language for the Java platform. Groovy has a Java like syntax along with many features inspired by languages like Python, Ruby and Smalltalk. This session covers a lot of ground including many interactive examples to highlight the powerful language features that make Groovy compelling. A lot of momentum is building in the Groovy and Grails communities right now and this session is aimed at Java developers who want to leverage the power of Groovy.
This session is targeted to demonstrate the power of Groovy and help Java developers understand how to leverage that power in their enterprise applications. Topics include:
- Everything Is An Object
- GStrings
- Closures
- Collections
- Groovy Builders
- Groovy Beans
- Categories
- Ranges
- Java Integration
SPEAKER BIO:
Jeff Brown is a Principal Software Engineer with Object Computing Inc. and a member of the core Grails development team. For over 10 years Jeff has been involved in designing and building object oriented systems.
Jeff currently teaches a number of Java and object oriented training courses in addition to doing consulting and mentoring work for industries including Aerospace, Financial and Medical. Areas of expertise include Java, agile web development with Groovy and Grails, distributed computing, object database systems, object oriented analysis and design and agile development.
Jeff is a No Fluff Just Stuff speaker.
SPONSOR:
Prestige Staffing
COST:
FREE to current CJUG members and first time guests
For more information on membership, visit http://www.cjug.org/Wiki.jsp?page=JoinCJUG
MORE INFO:
http://www.cjug.org/Wiki.jsp?page=2007.09.18.downtown
We hope you can join us,
The CJUG Board
www.cjug.org
