Let me know when int i = "hello"; is rejected by the compiler and I'll look again. On Jul 22, 2012 3:30 PM, "Rakesh" <[email protected]> wrote:
> First time I heard about Groovy was when Dick got it in the neck for > possibly being less than respectful about it on the podcast years ago. > > I've been using it for 6 months now and I can honestly say its been a > wonderful experience. > > If, like me, you were quite content doing Java and thought all this > alternative languages debate (mostly Scala) a lot of hot air then Groovy > might be the right stepping stone into the wider world. > > I'm not going to give a feature by feature list of what's in groovy but I > will say that it has bits of other languages so you get a taste of what's > involved without too much risk. > > The best part has been writing Java, then trying out the pogos, then > trying the collection enhancements, then trying gpars for concurrency, etc. > All in my own time. And there's LOADS MORE to explore! > > One thing I should say, groovy is not grails. For some reason me and > Grails do not see eye to eye and initially made me dislike Groovy. > > Rakesh > > -- > 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.
