https://antoniomontemurro.com/en/tags/groovy/Recent content in Groovy on Antonio MontemurroHugoen-USSun, 22 Sep 2024 08:32:21 +0000https://antoniomontemurro.com/en/posts/groovy-en/Sun, 22 Sep 2024 08:32:21 +0000https://antoniomontemurro.com/en/posts/groovy-en/<h2 id="what-is-groovy">What is Groovy</h2> <p>Apache Groovy is a programming language that positions itself as an alternative to Java, from which it inherits many features.<br> Groovy is both a static and dynamic language, meaning it can be used as a traditional programming language (like Java) or as a scripting language (similar to Python).</p> <p>As mentioned, Groovy is inspired by Java: it adopts its syntax and compiles its code into bytecode to be executed by the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).<br> To put it simply, Groovy could be described as a “simplified Java.” However, let’s take a closer look at its features in comparison to Java.</p>