Apache Groovy

Apache Groovy is a Java-syntax-compatible object-oriented programming language for the Java platform. It is both a static and dynamic language with features similar to those of Python, Ruby, and Smalltalk. It can be used as both a programming language and a scripting language for the Java Platform, is compiled to Java virtual machine (JVM) bytecode, and interoperates seamlessly with other Java code and libraries. Groovy uses a curly-bracket syntax similar to Java's. Groovy supports closures, multiline strings, and expressions embedded in strings. Much of Groovy's power lies in its AST transformations, triggered through annotations. Wikipedia

Created Year: 2003
Designed by: Java Community Process
Developed by: James Strachan • Apache Software Foundation
Operating systems: cross-platform
Implemented in: Java
File extensions: groovy, gsh, gvy, gy

Wikidata: Q504453

Influenced: Kotlin • Swift

Influenced by: Java • Perl • Python • Ruby • Smalltalk

Programming paradigms: imperative programming • functional programming • object-oriented programming • multi-paradigm programming

Language types: functional programming language • interpreted language • multi-paradigm programming language • imperative programming language • scripting language • JVM language • object-based language