On Wed, 24 Feb 2016 at 16:30 Cédric Champeau <cedric.champ...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I don't think linking to external resources like this is a good idea. We
> don't own the end link, it can be dead very easily, especially in the
> future. I would rather improve the documentation.
>

While I understand the concern, I think this is just one of the risks of
the internet. The docs already have links to the Java API docs, perhaps
RFCs and other resources. Although you may have more confidence in those
staying where they are, they may break in future.

This is more about helping users in the short and medium term, in
recognition that bulking out the javadocs themselves isn't likely to happen
at a fast pace. And I'm sure it's possible to run checks over the generated
javadocs to ensure that all links are valid. In fact, I'd argue that should
be in place already. Then we'd have some protection against any sudden
unavailability of Groovy Goodness.

Peter

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