Abstract
This chapter offers information on the scope and application of Groovy. Groovy is a flexible, agile scripting language that complements Java. It derives most of its capabilities from the extensive collection of Java APIs. Groovy, like Java, represents a relatively small and simple programming language that is then enriched with APIs; however, it goes one step further by offering an agile environment that can fully exploit APIs. Thus, Groovy and Java act as partners, with Java as a systems programming language for developing frameworks and infrastructures, and Groovy for gluing them into applications. Groovy is expected to find a place in several areas of Spring, such as unit testing, bean definition, and perhaps even a view in SpringMVC, exploiting Groovy's support for templates. “Web services” is a related area in which Groovy might contribute. In addition to simplifying access to services, Groovy could make a contribution to the related business process execution language (BPEL) for web services. Computing and software engineering students should find Groovy attractive, since it makes it easy to get started writing Javalike software without having to address complex issues too soon. Groovy should also assist specialist academic studies that involve software development. Groovy's “light touch” allows the “specialty” to shine through and not be obscured by detailed Java programming.
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