Chapter 11. Integrating Groovy
We build too many walls and not enough bridges. | ||
| --Isaac Newton | ||
One of the biggest advantages of Groovy (even one of the reasons for its inception) is the fact it integrates natively with Java because both languages run on the same platform. It is important to understand what makes Groovy such an attractive option when you need to embed a scripting language in your application.
First of all, from a corporate perspective, it makes sense to build on the same platform that most of your projects are already running on. This protects the investment in skills, experience, and technology, mitigating risk and thus costs.
Where Java isn’t a perfect fit as a language, Groovy’s expressiveness, brevity, and power features may ...
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