OSGi and Groovy Jump Start

OSGi, Jigsaw, modularity, service lifecycles, bundles... where do you start? This talk covers the basics of using OSGi and Groovy together.

You'll be introduced to the OSGi framework by building a Groovy based application that introduces the core concepts of OSGi such as themodule system, service registry, and service life cycles. We'll also cover common pifalls encountered by mixing Groovy and OSGi, as well the latest OSGi tools available.

Featured Speakers

Mark Fisher

Spring Integration Lead

Mark Fisher is an engineer within the SpringSource division of VMware and lead of the Spring Integration project. He is also a committer on the core Spring Framework and the Spring BlazeDS Integration project. Mark has provided consulting services for clients across numerous industries, and he has trained hundreds of developers how to use the Spring Framework and related projects effectively. Mark speaks regularly at.. More »

Hamlet D'Arcy

Sr. Java/Groovy Developer, Groovy Committer

Hamlet D'Arcy has been writing software for over a decade, and has spent considerable time coding in C++, Java, and Groovy. He's passionate about learning new languages and different ways to think about problems, and recently he's been discovering the joys of both F# and Scheme. He's an active member of the Groovy Users of Minnesota and the Object Technology User Group, is a committer on the Groovy project, and is a .. More »

Mark Thomas

Senior Software Engineer, SpringSource.

Mark Thomas is a Senior Software Engineer with SpringSource. At SpringSource Mark leads the integration of Tomcat with tc Server and has also had a hand in the development and integration of the additional serviceability functionality. Mark has been using and developing Apache Tomcat for more than five years. He became involved in the development of Tomcat when he needed better control over the SSL configuration t.. More »

Ken Sipe

Technology Director, Perficient, Inc. (PRFT)

Ken Sipe is a Technology Director with Perficient, Inc. (PRFT), IBM's largest service partner, where he leads multiple teams in the development of solutions in the SOA, Web 2.0 and portal domains, on both the Java and .Net platforms. Ken was the founder of CodeMentor, where he was the Chief Architect and Mentor, leading clients in the execution of RUP and Agile methodologies in the delivery of software solutions. .. More »

Andrew Glover

Founder of easyb

Andrew is the founder of the easyb BDD framework and the co-author of Addison Wesley's "Continuous Integration", Manning's "Groovy in Action" and "Java Testing.. More »