Andrey Adamovich is a software craftsman with many years of experience in different lifecycle phases of software creation. He is passionate about defi ning good development practices, documenting and presenting architecture, the reuse of code and design patterns, the profi ling and analysis of application performance, as well as extreme automation of development and operations activities. He is a longtime Groovy user and has a deep knowledge of the language internals. He uses Groovy in his day-to-day development job for simplifying the development process, which includes: code generation, super cool DSLs, and rapid prototyping. He has Master's degree in Computer Science from the Latvian State University. Luciano Fiandesio is a programmer, technology enthusiast, and entrepreneur living in Zurich, Switzerland. Luciano has been working for the last 18 years in 12 different countries as an architect and developer for large corporations and small start-ups: Nokia, European Central Bank, BNP Paribas, and Ericsson are among his clients. He loves coding and designing solutions that are both elegant and rock solid. When not busy learning the next big thing, he likes playing with his analog cameras and cooking Italian food. Two years ago, he started a consulting company focused on software factory automation, Aestas IT, where Groovy plays a big role. He holds a Master's degree in Literature and Philosophy from Rome University.
