# Groovy presentations at JAX

> Discover Groovy's unique charm and powerful functional programming capabilities, as presented at the recent JAX conference.

Author: [Guillaume Laforge](https://glaforge.dev/) | Published: 2014-05-16 | Topics: conference, groovy | Canonical: https://glaforge.dev/talks/2014/05/16/groovy-presentations-at-jax/


I had the pleasure of coming back to the JAX conference after a number of years of absence, and I presented about what makes Groovy groovy, and functional Groovy, showing the functional aspects of the language.  

Here's the latest update of my What makes Groovy groovy presentation:  

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And the Functional Groovy presentation as well:

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