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Why I Love Closures
I’ve been a big fan of closures for years. I was first introduced to them in Smalltalk, where they were just called blocks. Ruby has them and also calls them blocks. Java does not have them, though...
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Groovy Sql Closure Examples
My [cref why-i-love-closures post about closures] last week generated quite a bit of traffic and comments, both positive and negative. I decided to followup on that post with a few examples of how to...
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Grails Podcast Mentions My Closure Post
Like other bloggers with an ego, I have Google Alerts set up to let me know when someone mentions me or my blog anywhere that Google knows about. I got an alert yesterday letting me know that I’d been...
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2 Solutions To Project Euler Problem #1
In an effort to not go a whole month without blogging, and in the interest of posting some code samples, I give you two solutions to Project Euler: Problem #1. If you’ve never heard of it, Project...
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Get a REPL On Your Current Java Project
I like to test things out interactively, so I love working with languages that provide a REPL. I’m currently working on a Java project, but Java doesn’t have a REPL. Several languages built on top of...
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