Groovy, an object-oriented scripting language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), ranks number 18 on the TIOBE Index. Last year this time it was ranked number 53.

The language has niches in tasks like scripting for automating tasks on servers and building of domain-specific languages for business rules. Released in January, Groovy 2.4 added support for ...

Groovy is a programming language for the Java platform. It is a primarily dynamic language with features similar to those of Python, Ruby, Perl, and Smalltalk.

While the Groovy language registered only a minuscule number in this month’s Tiobe index of programming language popularity, it nonetheless broke into the list’s top 20 languages for the first ...

Dynamic languages are generally designed for speed and simplicity. And unlike other scripting languages, like Python or Ruby, code written with Groovy runs in conjunction with a Java Virtual Machine.

These dynamic programming languages, including Groovy, Scala, Lua, F#, Clojure and Boo, deserve more attention for your enterprise software development, even if your shop is dedicated to Java or .NET.

Groovy sees a jump in popularity after years on the periphery of Tiobe's top 50 programming-language rankings. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Feb. 12, 2019 at 3:44 a.m. PT ...

SEE:Hiring Kit: JavaScript Developer (TechRepublic Premium) The one big move of note between Feb. 2021 and Feb. 2022 was with the Groovy programming language, an object-oriented language for Java.

Dynamic languages are generally designed for speed and simplicity. And unlike other scripting languages, like Python or Ruby, code written with Groovy runs in conjunction with a Java Virtual Machine.