Thanks for sharing, Charlie. I found the Part 2 of the tutorial to be very interesting.
For those who are concerned about Java’s verbosity, they should take a look at Groovy. It is concise, very expressive, and takes the wordiness away from Java:
If you were going to recommend a book or online class to a complete Java beginner who’s main interest is using it with Cloverleaf and possibly other Integration-type tools, what would you recommend?