Groovy 1.8 Release

Groovy is a JVM based Agile development language that combines many of the powerful features of Python, http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/13430.html, >ruby, and Smalltalk.

The main features of Groovy include:

is an agile dynamic language based on Java virtual machines.
Built on top of the powerful Java language and added to the many features learned from languages like Python,ruby and Smalltalk.
Provides Java developers with the most popular programming language features in the modern age, and the cost of learning is low (almost 0).
Support DSL (Domain specific languages domain definition language) and other concise syntax to make your code easier to read and maintain.
Goovy has processing native types, object-oriented, and an ant DSL, making it easy to create shell scripts.
Developers are significantly more efficient when developing Web,gui, databases, or console programs by reducing the framework of code.
Supports unit tests and simulations (objects) to simplify testing.
Seamlessly integrates all existing Java objects and class libraries.
Compile directly into Java bytecode so you can use groovy in any place where Java is used.

Groovy 1.8 Main improvements:

• Performance improvement
• Extended command expression with better DSL
· Gpars bindings (Groovy Parallel processing framework)
• Enhanced Closure function
• Built-in JSON support
• New AST conversions
· Alignments with JDK 7

This page was a placeholder for the "upcoming release Notes for" the final release of Groovy 1.8. This page is neither complete nor Evan Finished!

Configured improvements
Extended Command Expressions for nicer domain-specific Languages
GPars bundled within the Groovy distribution
Closure Enhancements
Closure annotation Parameters
Closure Functional Flavors
Closure composition
Closure memoization
Closure Trampoline
Native JSON Support
JSON Parser
JSON Builder
New AST Transformations
@Log
@Field
@PackageScope Enhancements
@Synchronized
@InheritConstructors
@IndexedProperties
@AutoClone
@AutoExternalizable
Controlling the execution of your code
@ThreadInterrupt
@TimedInterrupt
@ConditionalInterrupt
@Canonical
@ToString
@EqualsAndHashCode
@TupleConstructor
Alignments with JDK 7
Diamond operator
Integral literal Enhancements
Underscore in numbers
Binary notation
Miscelanous
Breaking Changes
Labels parameters