Learn groovy programming basics

Install the Java development kit on Windows, verify installation via command prompt, check system architecture, download the JDK from the official site, accept the license, and run java -version.

Learn how to set the Java classpath by creating a system variable, editing environment variables, and verifying the Java path in the command prompt.

Learn how to download the Eclipse IDE for Java developers, choose the correct 32-bit or 64-bit archive, extract, launch Eclipse, and set up a workspace with project explorer and editor.

Learn to create a groovy project in eclipse by using the package explorer, choosing new groovy project, naming it, and finishing to add libraries for development.

Create your first groovy class or script, run hello world, and compare class-based and script-based approaches in groovy.

Learn groovy programming basics with a focus on comments, including single-line and multi-line styles, and Unix shebang lines for running scripts.

Convert a Java class to Groovy by creating a Groovy class with the same name, removing explicit modifiers, using Groovy syntax, and printing a hello message with an interpolated name.

Explore Groovy variables, learn how static typing and dynamic typing define and assign values, and see practical examples of declaring, typing, and printing variables.

Learn how to create objects in Groovy using classes with properties, default constructors, and automatic getters, and how to initialize and print object fields.

Explore groovy loops, including for, while, and each loops, with hands-on examples in groovy syntax showing numbers 1 to 5 and list iteration.

Explore an array in Groovy by adding elements, understanding indices, and inspecting size, max, and min values within a string-based data structure.

Learn how to create and manipulate groovy lists: define empty and initialized lists, add, insert, retrieve by index (including negative indices), remove elements, and count occurrences.

Explore maps in Groovy by creating and manipulating key-value pairs, adding entries, checking size, and retrieving values to understand map operations.

Learn how to read text from a file line by line in Groovy, using read lines and iterating to print each line in the console.

Read a text file word by word in Groovy by reading lines, breaking lines into words with tokenize on whitespace, iterating each word, and printing each word.

Learn Groovy file operations by creating, inspecting, and renaming files, retrieving absolute paths, sizes, and distinguishing files from directories.

Create a new file in Groovy, create a file object, write the first line and additional lines, save, and run to see the lines in the file.