Can I just point out that *I'm* not even the slightest bit curious! On Jun 1, 2012 4:56 AM, "Ricky Clarkson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> P#? But that's not even a musical note, it's just a curious > infection. What are these people thinking? > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:29 AM, Robert Casto <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Well there is the F language. And of course F#. Don't forget P#. Then > there > > are all the Visual ??? languages. Scala of course and a bunch of others. > So > > I think it could have been much worse though it is hard to get your boss > to > > let work work on something that sounds like fun. > > > > > > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:31 PM, Jon Kiparsky <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> It may make me a bad person, or a shallow one, but I cannot conceive of > >> learning a language called "groovy". The idea simply turns my stomach. > Could > >> they not have come up with a less awful name? Like, maybe "scrotum"? > >> > >> > >> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:11 PM, parentjo <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> During the brief discussion of groovy's upcoming static typing I feel > >>> groovy++ deserves to be mentioned as well. It is an extension/ > >>> companion for the current groovy release. It retains all of the groovy > >>> goodness and adds static typing with a simple annotation. The static > >>> typing is both at compile time (*) and at runtime. The lack of runtime > >>> enhancements (MOP) gives it a clear performance boost compared to > >>> dynamic groovy. > >>> > >>> I used this in small project and it gives you all the enhancements to > >>> Collection API, closures, terse syntax etc of groovy while being typed > >>> like java. Personally, that's all I need. > >>> > >>> It is no clear to me what the "interactions" are between the groovy++ > >>> and groovy project since the latter does not seem to refer to the > >>> existing groovy++ work much. Politics perhaps? > >>> > >>> More info and benchmarks at > >>> http://code.google.com/p/groovypptest/wiki/Welcome > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Johan > >>> > >>> (*) From G. Laforge's talk @devoxx2011 I remember that initially the > >>> type checking will be compile time only. Maybe that changed in the > >>> meanwhile. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >>> "Java Posse" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Java Posse" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Robert Casto > > www.robertcasto.com > > www.sellerstoolbox.com > > www.lakotaeastbands.org > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
