From: Michael Bruschkewitz <brusch4_removeunderlinesandtextbetween_@...>
Date: 2009-06-05T17:05:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby vs. Groovy: your perspective


"Diego Virasoro" <Diego.Virasoro@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:5bd5ae80-a5bd-4a95-815e-988de2e068bd@y7g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
> I realise this is a very hot topic... and people have strong feelings
> about either language. I am not trying to trolling.
>
> Still I've heard a bit about Groovy and it kind of seems like the Java
> answer to Ruby (even the names are kind of similar). So I was
> wondering if that kind of "first citizen" status will eventually make
> it take over Ruby as a dynamic language (assuming that indeed that the
> Groovy language offers everything Ruby does).

Depends on your colleagues.
If you are in a Java environment and want to implement some scripting, then 
it's probably better to start with Groovy.
If you are in an environment where not much people know _and_ _like_ Java, 
start with Ruby.

For the long term, try to aquire both.

IMHO, Java is the language of choice for (portable) GUI-Apps if you don't 
have the need for hardware-or OS-near programming.
(There are GUI-Libs for Ruby too, however, currently no IDE provides 
possibilities for Ruby as some do for Java.)

Ruby is wonderful for scripting, with a broad range of capabilities.
You could use very advanced features, but you're able to start at a very low 
level. Which is important when colleagues which are specialized on another 
area should be able to modify your scripts.

Michael B.