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Grails vs. Rails - My Thoughts

In a recent comment on my blog, Jared Peterson asked: I'm curious if you have any thoughts on folks that might be trying to make a decision between Rails and...

20 replies - 13354 views - 03/07/08 by Matt Raible in News

Integrating scripting languages into your DSL using JSR-223

I've been building tools for Model-Driven Engineering (sometimes known as Model-Driven Development) now for about 11 years, but this is the first time that...

4 replies - 2395 views - 03/03/08 by David Green in News

Groovy Recipes: Greasing the Wheels of Java

Groovy's major plus point is its seamless integration with Java. I was attracted to Groovy mainly becuase you can mix and match Groovy with Java. If you...

0 replies - 3843 views - 02/26/08 by Meera Subbarao in News

GraphicsBuilder Tutorial III: Paints & Colors

Third part of the GraphicsBuilder tutorial series, now it is the turn to demonstrate how you can apply colors and paints (flat colors and gradients) to shapes...

0 replies - 8046 views - 02/26/08 by Andres Almiray in Articles

Groovy (and Ruby) Only Solves Half the Problem

It is with some dismay I've been reading the latest Groovy discussions on Javalobby. I've spent quite some time learning Scala, so it bothered me a bit that I...

10 replies - 9900 views - 02/20/08 by Mats Henricson in News

Groovy will replace the Java language as dominant language

Hear me out. In 2 to 3 years from now there we will see strong indications that Groovy is replacing the Java language as the dominant language on the JVM....

80 replies - 17923 views - 02/13/08 by Steven Devijver in News

GraphicsBuilder Tutorial II: Outlines & Shapes

Second part of the GraphicsBuilder tutorial series, this time outlines and the missing shapes from the previous part are shown.

0 replies - 7008 views - 02/10/08 by Andres Almiray in Articles

Reviews: Getting Started with Grails, Rails for Java Developers and Groovy Recipes

Two weeks ago, I mentioned a number of books I was hoping to read to get up to speed on Rails and Grails quickly. Over the last two weeks, I was able to...

2 replies - 4014 views - 02/09/08 by Matt Raible in News

Grails 1.0 released!

Graeme Rocher just announced on the Grails mailing list the release of Grails 1.0. I'm very happy to announce this news here on Groovy Zone since more than 2...

5 replies - 6159 views - 02/05/08 by Steven Devijver in News

From Java to Groovy, part 2: closures and native syntax for lists

In our previous installment, we've discovered how Java and Groovy's syntaxes are so close that you can even cut and paste valid Java...

11 replies - 7541 views - 02/03/08 by Guillaume Laforge in News

Higher-order functions with Groovy, part 1

I'll admit, higher-order functions sounds like link bait for over-achievers. Trust me, I didn't invent the term :-) A Higher-order function is a concept from...

6 replies - 7435 views - 02/03/08 by Steven Devijver in News

GraphicsBuilder Tutorial I: Shapes

Drawing graphics with Java2D has never been an easy task, if it was we have probably seen by now a Flex killer app in Java (the fact that applets have a really...

4 replies - 11394 views - 02/02/08 by Andres Almiray in Articles

Lightweight meets Heavyweight: Spring, Groovy and the enterprise

As I am preparing for the 2G conference next month, one of the things I am most struck with is again how seamlessly Groovy and Spring can play together. These...

9 replies - 6293 views - 01/31/08 by John Carnell in News

Groovy 1.5.2 out of the oven

The Groovy development team and G2One, the Groovy / Grails professional services company have just released a new bug fix release of Groovy 1.5, with the 1.5.2...

7 replies - 4051 views - 01/29/08 by Guillaume Laforge in News

From Java to Groovy in a few easy steps

Groovy and Java are really close cousins, and their syntaxes are very similar, hence why Groovy is so easy to learn for Java developers. The similarities are...

18 replies - 13820 views - 01/27/08 by Guillaume Laforge in News