Groovy vs. JRuby

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Description

What is Groovy?

Groovy builds upon the strengths of Java but has additional power features inspired by languages like Python, Ruby and Smalltalk. It makes modern programming features available to Java developers with almost-zero learning curve.

What is JRuby?

JRuby is the effort to recreate the Ruby (http://www.ruby-lang.org) interpreter in Java. The Java version is tightly integrated with Java to allow both to script any Java class and to embed the interpreter into any Java application. See the docs directory for more information.

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Pros

Why do you like Groovy?

Why do you like JRuby?

Cons

What are the cons of using Groovy?

No Cons submitted yet for Groovy

Downsides of Groovy?

What are the cons of using JRuby?

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Companies

What companies use Groovy?

91 companies on StackShare use Groovy

What companies use JRuby?

17 companies on StackShare use JRuby

Integrations

What tools integrate with Groovy?

2 tools on StackShare integrate with Groovy

Java
Grails

No integrations listed yet

What are some alternatives to Groovy and JRuby?

JavaScript - Lightweight, interpreted, object-oriented language with first-class functions
PHP - A popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development
HTML5 - 5th major revision of the core language of the World Wide Web
Python - Python is a clear and powerful object-oriented programming language, comparable to Perl, Ruby, Scheme, or Java.

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