# Core Groovy This module contains articles about core Groovy concepts ## Relevant articles: - [JDBC with Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/jdbc-groovy) - [Working with JSON in Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy-json) - [Reading a File in Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy-file-read) - [Types of Strings in Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy-strings) - [An Introduction to Traits in Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy-traits) - [Closures in Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy-closures) - [Converting a String to a Date in Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy-string-to-date) - [Guide to I/O in Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy-io) - [Convert String to Integer in Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy-convert-string-to-integer) - [Groovy Variable Scope](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy/variable-scope) - [[More -->]](/core-groovy-2)