Apache Groovy

Programming language

2003Appeared

dynamic typing, static typing, duck typing, strong typingType system

6.0.0Latest version

3Languages it influenced

Facts

Appeared: 2003
Type system: dynamic typing, static typing, duck typing, strong typing
Latest version: 6.0.0 (September 19, 2026)
Languages it influenced: 3
Kind: open-source software, multi-paradigm programming language, scripting language, interpreted language, imperative programming language, free software, functional programming language, Apache Software Foundation project, JVM language, object-based language
Paradigms: functional programming, imperative programming, multi-paradigm programming, object-oriented programming
Designed by: James Strachan
Developer: Apache Software Foundation, Java Community Process
Influenced by: Ruby, Smalltalk, Java, Python, Perl
Implemented in: Java
File extensions: .groovy .gsh .gvy .gy
Licence: Apache Software License 2.0
Operating system: cross-platform
Used for: software library
Influences listed: 5

Language	Appeared	Paradigms	Type system	Languages it influenced
Kotlin	2011	generic programming, reflective programming, concurrent computing, functional programming, structured programming, imperative programming, declarative programming, object-oriented programming	static typing, inference typing, strong typing	2
Swift	2014	functional programming, imperative programming, block-structured programming, multi-paradigm programming, declarative programming, object-oriented programming	static typing, inference typing, strong typing	5
Xtend	2011	functional programming, imperative programming, object-oriented programming	static typing, inference typing, strong typing	—

Framework	Kind	Licence
Grails	web framework, free software	Apache License
Katalon Studio	integrated development environment, business, software, test automation framework	freeware
Spring Framework	web framework, Java software library, free software	Apache Software License 2.0