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Written by: Dan HinojosaWed, 10 Jan 2007 12:30 PM PST
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Filed Under: GroovyDave Thomasdierkkoenigrubyscriptingmanning
Filed Under: GroovyDave Thomasdierkkoenigrubyscriptingmanning
Last week, I posted my predictions on my blog about what I think is to come in 2007. At my number 1 spot is the take off of Groovy. It is an excellent language and a lot of fun to work with.
About four weeks ago, I went to the online Manning bookstore to order the PDF and the book. I received the PDF online within minutes, but the actual tangible book has not showed up yet. So, I sent an email to Manning sales and they apologized for the delay. The reason for the delay is that the book is back ordered. Now, either Manning dropped the ball and forgot to print more, or the demand is too high. I personally don't think that Manning dropped the ball since I have ordered books from them directly before and it has always been shipped on time or early.
If it is indeed due to popularity of the book, I wouldn't be surprised. There is going to be a lot of heavy interest in Groovy this year by Java programmers who like to have a ruby-style dynamic language solution without learning a whole new API and have the ability to use their own existing Java code (although I do recommend learning Ruby too).
So, if you haven't got into Groovy yet and would like to, get in line to buy Dierk Koenig's Groovy In Action. It is an excellent book and if you go step by step through all it's examples, you will pick up on the language quickly. If you want to get into Ruby, then there is no better book out there than Dave Thomas' Programming Ruby from Pragmatic Programmer. Whatever you choose, get into a scripting language if you haven't done so already. Having a scripting language along side of Java is a powerful combination, and will help you conquer those development iterations with ease. It will be trading in your hammer with a nail gun.
About four weeks ago, I went to the online Manning bookstore to order the PDF and the book. I received the PDF online within minutes, but the actual tangible book has not showed up yet. So, I sent an email to Manning sales and they apologized for the delay. The reason for the delay is that the book is back ordered. Now, either Manning dropped the ball and forgot to print more, or the demand is too high. I personally don't think that Manning dropped the ball since I have ordered books from them directly before and it has always been shipped on time or early.
If it is indeed due to popularity of the book, I wouldn't be surprised. There is going to be a lot of heavy interest in Groovy this year by Java programmers who like to have a ruby-style dynamic language solution without learning a whole new API and have the ability to use their own existing Java code (although I do recommend learning Ruby too).
So, if you haven't got into Groovy yet and would like to, get in line to buy Dierk Koenig's Groovy In Action. It is an excellent book and if you go step by step through all it's examples, you will pick up on the language quickly. If you want to get into Ruby, then there is no better book out there than Dave Thomas' Programming Ruby from Pragmatic Programmer. Whatever you choose, get into a scripting language if you haven't done so already. Having a scripting language along side of Java is a powerful combination, and will help you conquer those development iterations with ease. It will be trading in your hammer with a nail gun.
