Goals

• Install Groovy and create Groovy projects in the IDE
• Explore the Groovy toolset and use the Groovy console to execute Groovy code
• Learn common Groovy operators that form the cornerstone of its powerful syntax
• Use regular expressions and capture groups to parse and extract strings
• Look at Groovy collections and the enhancements delivered by the GDK
• Learn how to iterate and search through collections in Groovy

Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of the Java programming language is assumed as a prerequisite, although the course can be used without this knowledge (but it will make more sense and be easier for a Java developer to understand).