Groovy in Action

Chapter 7. Dynamic object orientation, Groovy style

	Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage—to move in the opposite direction.
	--Albert Einstein

There is a common misconception about scripting languages. Because a scripting language might support loose typing and provide some initially surprising syntax shorthands, it may be perceived as a nice new toy for hackers rather than a language suitable for serious object-oriented (OO) programming. This reputation stems from the time when scripting was done in terms of shell scripts or early versions of Perl, where the lack of encapsulation and other OO features sometimes led to poor code management, frequent code duplication, ...