From: James Gray <james@...>
Date: 2009-04-13T23:53:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby vs. Groovy: your perspective

On Apr 13, 2009, at 9:20 AM, Diego.Virasoro@gmail.com wrote:

> I was interested to hear people's opinion about Groovy to get an  
> idea if
> I may want to invest some time in learning it or not.

Well, learning new languages is a good thing.  I've enjoyed most of  
what I've worked with, even if they didn't replace Ruby for me.

> 1- A language I enjoy using. Ruby is such a language so far (apart
> from the speed).

I've been pretty impressed with 1.9's speed.  Time to make the switch!

> 2- A language that will be around for a (relatively) long time, and
> with a strong community support.

While some languages do die, I think it's a pretty rare thing.  Most  
languages are still around in some form and generally have a community  
supporting them.

James Edward Gray II