The SpringSource Groovy&Grails team is providing a great opportunity for developers to learn all they need to know about Groovy & Grails from the G&G leads themselves: Guillaume Laforge, Graeme Rocher & Jeff Brown. To make the training available to as many developers as possible, SpringSource also lowered the prices for these famous trainer courses.

During the Groovy & Grails training course attendees will:

• Receive an introduction to Groovy by learning how to install it, use its compiler, shell and console, and how to integrate it in your applications
• Learn the language fundamentals, such as its Java-based syntax, its powerful strings, how to define operator loading or how to leverage its easy
• XML parsing capabilities, and more
• Learn all you need to know about Meta Object Protocol (MOP), Metaprogramming Hooks and ExpandoMetaClass
• An introduction to Grails, the Grails Stack, getting started with scaffolding and getting to know the Grails command-line environment
• Learn how to maximize use of MVC in Grails by using services, controllers, views, tag libraries, GSP templates and Ajax
• Learn how to use and optimize Grails plug-ins including lessons on extension points, architecture, how to package and install, artifacts and command line scripts
• And much more

The full schedule for these courses can be found below:

July 21 - 23: Herndon, VA (Jeff Brown)

September 22 - 24: San Francisco, CA (Jeff Brown) - register before August 22 and save $ 300

July 21 - 24: Paris, FR (Guillaume Laforge)

July 28 - 30: London, UK (Graeme Rocher) - register before June 28 and save £ 160

September 16 - 18: Oslo, NO - register before August 16 and save kr 1500

If this course is not provided in your state or country ask for the special hotel - travel deal or if you have five or more developers interested in this course take a look at onsite training to save money