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@infinity0908 At least in my vicinity alot of Java devs like it and they are the ones that try to convince me.
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I have never met a single person who likes groovy -- only those forced to use it.
According to a dev I worked with a long time ago, apparently the original author of groovy also thinks it's a failed experiment, and is rather embarrassed it's still around. While I can't verify his claim, it seems likely enough!
The more you look, the worse it gets
Rails is a shady framework
So I am a Ruby guy since I don't now when. Probably forever. Lately I have to code Groovy. People are telling me all the time that Groovy is like Ruby. Let me tell you: No! Groovy is not like Ruby. Groovy is shitty Java with a slightly more usable syntax. Nothing more. It is so so tedious to code and reminds me why I stopped coding Java like 8 years ago. The fact that some features resemble Ruby syntax makes it even harder for me because I cannot code and facepalm at the same time. And I automatically type Ruby code all the time because it looks so similar in some places. I don't have that problem with other languages. Just Groovy. And the fact that Java people like it tells me how bad Java really is. It's just dirty. Guys, I feel so dirty now. And showering this morning didn't help. Had to get that off my chest. Thanks for "listening"
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