> > > 1. Do you maybe have a link to the "using 'var' in Groovy code" talk > you mention ? > > It was an online meeting, the idea is using var to be more appealing/familiar to Java developers so to attract them. Actually there is a link but we kind of went berserk, so if you want to have a laugh here it is, take it with a grain of salt, you may come out with some info or at least get entertained a bit :))
https://github.com/orgs/grails/discussions/13842 Cheers, Gianluca > > 1. > > Cheers, > mg > > > On 26/11/2024 10:10, Gianluca Sartori wrote: > > I have the feeling that your confusion comes from the fact that you think >> Groovy = Python in the Java world, and Python def = Java var, therefore >> Groovy var should be def. >> > > Well, my confusion comes from the documentation ( > https://groovy-lang.org/semantics.html#_variable_definition) that states: > > > If you think of def and var as an alias of Object, you will understand > in an instant. > > So I understood the wrong thing instantly :) > > There are tons of constructs Groovy supports for the sole reason to be as >> copy & paste compatible with Java as possible (Java-style curly-braces >> literal arrays, Java for-each loops, etc, etc), and none of these are first >> class citizens / idiomatic Groovy. >> The var reserved word, that as a technicality is currently mapped to def >> with some restrictions, is just a small blip in a large sea here. >> > > Okay then I guess that this should be clear from the documentation. > Because they can be seen as new features of the language we should use to > stay updated. I mean we should not even talk about `var` in the same place > we are documenting `def`, there should be a separate chapter "Compatibility > with Java". > > I use `def` everywhere when writing the higher/final layer of my software > (Eg, not the internal API layers where I prefer to use types to self > document the code) this `var` topic I am discussing here was triggered by a > talk I've heard about starting to use 'var' in Groovy code. > > Cheers, > Gianluca > > >
