Software Development Best Practices - Groovy Edition

Over the years we have seen many debates about how best to write and maintain our programs. Should we use OO or functional? Should we use sequential or concurrent? Should we use static or dynamic typing? What design patterns should we use (or anti-patterns should we avoid)? What can we learn from the strengths and weaknesses of the many languages that are now available for us to program in?

In this talk, we give numerous examples which highlight the different ways to code and test our programs. It looks at the trade-offs that different typing and coding styles give you in terms of a number of features including: ease of reading and writing, tool support, ability to modify, ability to make concurrent, ability to test and a number of other criteria. The talk doesn't attempt to provide a single answer to what is the best one true way to code all programs but gives you many examples to ponder and many context-dependent guidelines for you to factor in to your choices.