Andrew Huntwork wrote:
Drew Davidson wrote:
Richard Hightower wrote:
I agree. Like it or not.... Groovy looks like it will be a factor.
(Poor
Drew hates it with a passion.)
Actually I don't hate it at all. I actually quite like the concept
of a language that allows for scripting that is not JavaScript but is
more Java-like.
[...]
javascript seems like a pretty nice language to me. it seems to have
interesting features, like first-class functions and its scoping
rules/object model, as far as i understand them. i think there's also
a runtime written in java (called rhino) and a way to call into java
and define java objects (live connect). is there some objection to it
other than the fact that it's not particularly java-like? I searched
for "javascript sucks" on google just now and all i got were some
rants, so hopefully this isn't too stupid a question.
Rhino works well, in fact. I used it on a project about 2 years ago. I
don't have a problem with Javascript. I just would like Java-like
syntax for some things.
I'm not familiar with groovy, so maybe I'll be able to rephrase this
question more interestingly after someone gives a talk on the topic
(hint, hint).
Groovy is (a) Java-like and (b) compiled. The Javascript
implementations are not compiled but interpreted. Groovy also adds some
syntactical elements that are convenience (like for iteration, etc.).
- Drew
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