Blogs and forums these days have plenty of posts demonstrating how easy is to solve a problem with Groovy or Scala that would normally take hundreds of lines of code with plain Java. Both visions inevitably collide at some point. Given our western fascination for dichotomies we tend to ask the following questions: Should I learn Groovy or Scala? Is Scala better suited than Groovy for my next project? and so on... what if there is a third option: use them together in a seamless fashion. This is precisely the topic of an article authored by yours truly published in GroovyMag's September issue.

Of course you'll find more goodies than just Groovy+Scala, just take a look at the table of contents:

• SVG with Grails and AJAX Bob Brown walks us through using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) to create dashboard-like effects.
• Easy BDD Craig Wickesser shows you how to use Behaviour Driven Development on your next Groovy project.
• Book Reviews Erik Weibust and Damien Ferrand cover two new Grails books.
• Groovy Under the Hood This month, Kirsten Schwark covers the process of how the dynamic typing process happens.
• Community news Catch up with the latest Groovy and Grails news with Dave Klein.
• Plugin Corner Dave Klein covers the 'Contact Me' plugin.

Hope you enjoy it!