Learning Groovy 3: Java-Based Dynamic Scripting

© Adam L. Davis 2019

Adam L. DavisLearning Groovy 3https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5058-7_2

2. Groovy 101

Adam L. Davis¹ 

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New York, NY, USA

 

In this chapter, we are going to cover the basics of Groovy, the history of Groovy, and the advantages of using Groovy.

What Is Groovy?

Groovy is a flexible open source language built for the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) with a Java-like syntax. It can be used dynamically (where any variable can hold any type of object) or statically typed (where the type of each variable is heavily restricted); it’s your choice. In most other languages, it is one or the other. It supports functional programming constructs, including first-class functions, currying, and more. It has multiple inheritance, type inference, and ...