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 abstract syntax tree (AST) transformations, triggered through annotations. Wikipedia

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

Wikidata: Q504453

Influenced: Kotlin • Swift • Xtend

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

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

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