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  Programming Groovy: Dynamic Productivity for the Java Developer (Pragmatic Programmers)

  by Venkat Subramaniam

  The strength of Java is no longer in the language itself; it's in the Java Platform (the JVM, JDK, and rich frameworks and libraries). But recently, the industry has turned to dynamic languages for increased productivity and speed to market. Groovy is one of a new breed of dynamic languages that run on the Java platform. You can use these new languages on the JVM and intermix them with your existing Java code.

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  Groovy and Grails Recipes (Recipes: a Problem-Solution Approach)

  by Bashar AbdulJawad

  Groovy and Grails Recipes is the busy developers' guide for developing applications in Groovy and Grails. Rather than boring you with theoretical knowledge of “yet another language/framework,” this book delves straight into solving real–life problems in Groovy and Grails using easy–to–understand, well–explained code snippets. Through learning by example, you will be able to pick up on Groovy and Grails quickly and use the book as an essential reference w

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  The Definitive Guide to Grails, Second Edition (Expert's Voice in Web Development)

  by Graeme Rocher, Jeff Brown

  The rise of Ruby on Rails has signified a huge shift in how we build web applications today; it is a fantastic framework with a growing community. There is, however, space for another such framework that integrates seamlessly with Java. Thousands of companies have invested in Java, and these same companies are losing out on the benefits of a Rails–like framework. Enter Grails. Grails is not just a Rails clone, it aims to provide a Rails–like environment that is more familiar to Java

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  Beginning Groovy and Grails: From Novice to Professional (Beginning from Novice to Professional)

  by Christopher M. Judd, Joseph Faisal Nusairat, Jim Shingler

  Web frameworks are playing a major role in the creation of today's most compelling web applications, because they automate many of the tedious tasks, allowing developers to instead focus on providing users with creative and powerful features. Java developers have been particularly fortunate in this area, having been able to take advantage of Grails, an open source framework that supercharges productivity when building Java–driven web sites.

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  The Definitive Guide to Grails

  by Graeme Rocher

  Grails is a breath of fresh air for Java developers — Read the interview with Graeme Rocher at Reviewed and endorsed by Guillaume Laforge and Dierk Koenig of Groovy, The Definitive Guide to Grails, by Grails lead Graeme Rocher, is for anyone looking for a more agile approach to web development with a dynamic scripting language such as Groovy.

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  Groovy in Action

  by Dierk Koenig, Andrew Glover, Paul King, Guillaume Laforge, Jon Skeet

  "... a clear and detailed exposition of what is groovy about Groovy. I'm glad to have it on my bookshelf." --From the Foreword by James Gosling Groovy, the brand-new language for the Java platform, brings to Java many of the features that have made Ruby popular. Groovy in Action is a comprehensive guide to Groovy programming, introducing Java developers to the new dynamic features that Groovy provides.

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  Groovy Recipes: Greasing the Wheels of Java (Pragmatic Programmers)

  by Scott Davis

  Each recipe in Groovy Recipes begins with a concise code example for a quick start, followed by in-depth explanation in plain English. These recipes will get you to-to-speed in a Groovy environment quickly. You'll see how to speed up nearly every aspect of the development process using Groovy. Groovy makes mundane file management tasks like copying and renaming files trivial. Reading and writing XML has never been easier with XmlParsers and XmlBuilders.