Re: Anyone playing with Groovy or Grails?

>From: Carsten Haese <carsten@uniqsys.com> >On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 14:28 +0000, Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > Got hit with this by a client. > > > > The interesting thing is that unlike Python or Ruby, if you have an > > infrastructure already built upon java, Groovy will be able to integrate >in > > to it. > > > > One of the IT Architects thought that it deserves a peak because it >would > > simplify the architecture and limit the number of languages that we have >to > > support. > > > > Thoughts? > >No, I have not played with Groovy, but I have thoughts: Groovy is not >the only choice to get a dynamic language to integrate with Java. Jython >and JRuby are viable options that may provide a larger base of existing >"mindshare". > >-- >Carsten Haese >http://informixdb.sourceforge.net > Right. We have Python in use by the ops team and development team (I'm doing the most work here) and we do have an app in RoR. While you have Jython and JRuby, you're still having to maintain some similar logic across multiple languages. For example, if there exists a standardized logging method in Java, you'd have to duplicate it to Python or Ruby. And of course you have to maintain staff that knows the language(s). Don't get me wrong. I love Python. Its just that every couple of years, the next great thing comes along. _________________________________________________________________ Spiderman 3 Spin to Win! Your chance to win $50,000 & many other great prizes! Play now! http://spiderman3.msn.com