Three years ago, I wrote an article for JavaWorld called “Java Scripting Languages: Which Is Right for You?” When I collected the interpreters to compare, I tried to choose ones that seemed a good fit ...

Some Java applications’ requirements make integration with a scripting language necessary. For example, your users may need to write scripts that drive the application, extend it, or contain loops and ...

Recent blogs calling Groovy the "sleeping giant" overlook a nimble alternative. With its uncluttered design, mature code base, small size, well defined semantics, dynamic language features, and JSR ...