Dierk König works as a senior software developer, mentor, and coach for Canoo Engineering AG, Basel, Switzerland. He is committer to Groovy and Grails, and project manager of Canoo WebTest. Dierk speaks at international conferences and publishes in leading software  magazines. He is lead author of "Groovy in Action" and technical reviewer of "The Definitive Guide to Grails".

Groovy is the new dynamic language for the Java platform that any Java
project can benefit from.
Learn when and how you can use Groovy as a "Super Glue", heat up your Java
application with a "Melted Core", alleviate pains with "Keyhole Surgery",
adapt it to local needs with "Smart Configuration", let it achieve
"Unlimited Openness", enjoy subserving "House-Elf Scripts", and provide
early feedback from a "Prototype".