- 06/Nov/08 Java, Groovy & Scala: side to side 1
Part one of two, this entry presents a comparison table between the 3 languages. At that time Scala was new to me, so I created the table as a mean to learn about the similarities and differences of those languages. - 04/Jun/08 How many times are we going to "kill" Java?
This post came as an answer to the many posts found at the Dzone queue announcing Java's imminent demise. It was later re-posted at JavaLobby where it caused a controversy around polyglot programming. - 04/Dec/08 Some JavaFx/Java/Groovy examples
Written right after the JavaFX 1.0 SDK was released, I was looking for a way to call JavaFX code from Java, as expected it was quite verbose, switched gears to Groovy and the results were much more enjoyable. - 12/Jun/08 Java, Groovy & Scala: side to side 2
Part two of the Java/Scala/Groovy comparison table. Readers beware, the information on both tables is not complete and might be a bit outdated, both Groovy and Scala have had major releases since then. - 07/Aug/08 JavaFx: my experience so far
A preview of JavaFX's SDK was released a few weeks before, decided to take it for a spin as it was supposed to be a much better improvement over F3. As it turns out it wasn't that bad but it could have been a lot better given a 2 year wait period. Disclaimer, I created GraphicsBuilder as a response to JavaFX so I'm definitely biased. - 11/Dec/08 SwingPad 0.1
This is not my first Griffon app but it is surely the most cherished. SwingPad was born when Eitan Suez pitched the idea of a UI designer based around SwingBuilder, the job was quite easy given that Griffon was already released and flying. - 07/Jun/08 Kill Java Vol. 2
A response to slot #2, on comments made by readers at this blog and the follow up at Dzone. - 18/Jul/07 Testing Groovy UIs with FEST
It appears that FEST+Groovy is a very powerful combination that draws attention, otherwise this topic wouldn't be at this spot, please mind the date, it is from 2 years ago! - 01/Feb/09 Griffon: Groovy & Scala working together
My interest on Scala got rekindled after attending Codemash, this post outlines the efforts of allowing Scala to be used inside a Griffon application, this topic was later revisited (slot #12). - 23/Jan/09 jSilhouette 0.3 released
jSilhouette provides a collection of Java2D shapes that can be used in several modes (java|groovy/scenegrap/javafx). This particular release was a great milestone as jSilhouette partnered with JFXtras to provide additional shapes for JavaFX applications. - 13/Aug/08 Java, Groovy & JavaFx: side to side 1
Another comparison chart but this time between Java, Groovy and JavaFX. JavaFX was on preview mode at that time, the information related to it on this post is definitely outdated, given that each release has proven to be binary immconpatible with the previous one to say the least. - 01/Apr/09 Groovy and Scala sitting in a tree...
Though the date when this post was made public might suggest otherwise, this is not an April's fools joke. This post is the continuation of slot #9, explaining how Groovy AST transformations can be used to bridge the Scala/Groovy integration gap at compile time. @Scalify found its way into the Groovy Transforms module.
- 05/Dec/08 JavaFX/Java/Groovy example (with binding)
Explanation of ongoing experiments with JavaFX SDK 1.0 and Groovy. Calling JavaFX from Java with the aid of Groovy (remember that Java is Groovy, Groovy is Java
) is much more palatable than the alternative. - 27/Dec/08 SwingPad 0.2 screenshots
A set of teaser screenshots of SwingPad's development version. I know it should have been released earlier but another project has keep me busy during weekends (Griffon in Action) - 01/May/08 Json-lib & Hibernate: tips and hints
Json-lib makes a last place appearance but is still a popular topic. This posts discusses some tips related to Hibernate and JSON serialization.
