CHAPTER 1 GROOVY
This first chapter introduces Groovy as a unique scripting language designed to augment the Java platform. It offers Javalike syntax, native support for Maps and Lists, methods, classes, closures, and builders. With its dynamic weak typing and seamless access to the Java Applications Programming Interface (API), it is well suited to the development of many small- to medium-sized applications.
1.1 WHY SCRIPTING?
Generally, scripting languages such as Groovy are more expressive and operate at higher levels of abstraction than systems programming languages such as Java. This often results in more rapid application development and higher programmer productivity. However, scripting languages serve a different purpose than their ...
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