Random thoughts about groovy

[tearsofzorro]

So, I'm learning a new scripting language called Groovy. Yes I know I've not finished learning ruby... but I'm flitting at the moment. I'm also thinking of JavaFX.

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[ebel]

as strong as Java's reflection techniques

*shudder*
As someone who had to use Java's reflection stuff for a project, I can just say that it's shite.

[tearsofzorro]

I thought as much, but not being an expert in Java's reflection stuff, I just wasn't sure. I thought it might just have been how I used it.

Oh, and you might find this article interesting. (It's a bit like eval() for Java, but like all things in Java, unnecessarily complicated when compared to other languages)

[ebel]

The main problem i found with the Java reflection stuff was caused by some problems in the java type system. Mostly because there is a different between and int and an object. This causes headaches when looking at things dynamically. In python, everything's an object.

And yes it is incredibly verbose and complicated.