Using the Groovy Ecosystem for Rapid Development on the JVM

Explore the versatility and power of Apache Groovy in this comprehensive conference talk from ACCU 2016. Discover how Groovy's flexibility and ability to support both dynamic and static typing make it an ideal language for rapid development on the JVM. Learn about key tools in the Groovy ecosystem, including the Spock Framework for unit testing, Geb for Web UI testing, Ratpack for webservice development, and Gradle for build-deploy pipeline management. Gain insights through numerous code snippets and live demonstrations, and uncover surprising applications of Groovy in various areas of software development. This 87-minute session provides a deep dive into how Groovy can be seamlessly integrated with other JVM languages and tools to enhance development speed and code readability.

'Using the Groovy Ecosystem for Rapid Development on the JVM' - Schalk Cronje [ ACCU 2016 ]