I'm curious to know if Groovy 2.x (with strict/static compiler pragmas, er, annotations) is slow relative to regular Java lang code. I know Grails doesn't use the strict mode stuff, but for hand coded "hot spots", how does Java vs Groovy 2 compare?
Hmm. Interesting. I recently incorporated Groovy into an existing legacy (web) app. As the app is still under Java 1.5, I could not get the static/strict stuff to work - it needs 1.6 or better support.
So, there's consensus that this feature is not ready for prime time? (I don't want an answer from people who hate Groovy in general)
> So, there's consensus that this feature is not ready for prime time?
Best wait till Grails trusts the static enough to use it before you do.
> I don't want an answer from people who hate Groovy in general
I love the Groovy Language, but the current PM made some bad decisions after taking over, e.g. removing Poirier's Heredocs, disabling Scala-like catchless try statements, laundering Tkachman's Groovy++ static-typing plugin, stonewalling on Wilson's MOP upgrade, scuttling any attempt to spec the language, the horrible paren-less DSL syntax for multi-arg function calls, removing Closure Lists just before an RC release without any public discussion, how Strachan the founder was knifed over dynamically-scoped closure syntax at Devcon 2, how Java 8 lambda retrofit hasn't even been begun on, instead the PM is wasting time on non-Java compatible traits to Groovy, etc.
I still love the essence of the Groovy Language, tho, that's why I'm rebuilding it atop Clojure.
