Vijay's Blog: Groovy

Monday, March 10, 2008

Groovy

1> Groovy - An agile dynamic language for the Java Platform

2> Groovy...

v is an agile and dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine

v builds upon the strengths of Java but has additional power features inspired by languages like Python, Ruby and Smalltalk

v makes modern programming features available to Java developers with almost-zero learning curve

v supports Domain-Specific Languages and other compact syntax so your code becomes easy to read and maintain

v makes writing shell and build scripts easy with its powerful processing primitives, OO abilities and an Ant DSL

v increases developer productivity by reducing scaffolding code when developing web, GUI, database or console applications

v simplifies testing by supporting unit testing and mocking out-of-the-box

v seamlessly integrates with all existing Java objects and libraries

v compiles straight to Java bytecode so you can use it anywhere you can use Java

2> Groovy 1.5, the latest major and stable version of the popular dynamic language for the JVM, has been released

3> Groovy, an award-winning creative and innovative project

JAX is the most important Java conference in Germany. Every year, the organizers are running a contest to select the most innovative and creative projects. From over 40 proposals, the jury selected only ten nominees. Although great projects were selected, like the Matisse GUI builder in NetBeans, or the Nuxeo Enterprise Content Management solution, Groovy won the first prize! It is a great honor and a huge pleasure for us to receive such a prize, especially knowing the cool projects we were competing with, or the past winners like the Spring framework.

Dierk König, author of the best-selling "Groovy in Action" book, received the prize in the name of the Groovy community, after having presented several sessions on Groovy at this conference. This award proves and reaffirms how innovative, creative and influential the Groovy project is for the Java community.