Re:The Groovy project is looking for a new home
by cowardlydragon on Monday January 19, 2015 @04:59PM
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Again, just because Groovy rhymes with Ruby doesn't mean that is its sole purpose.
Ruby doesn't have optional strong typing, which is critical to Groovy's bridging of Java and Ruby.
The optional strong typing enables a host of significant advantages, from code readability and assertions to IDE tooling/autocomplete ease... better API design... and many other things.
Ruby doesn't have optional strong typing, which is critical to Groovy's bridging of Java and Ruby.
The optional strong typing enables a host of significant advantages, from code readability and assertions to IDE tooling/autocomplete ease... better API design... and many other things.