Apache Groovy AlternativesProgramming Languages & Compilers like Apache Groovy

Apache Groovy is described as 'Groovy is an agile and dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)' and is a programming language in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Apache Groovy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Apache Groovy alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Apache Groovy are JavaScript, Java, Lua and C#.

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  1. Python icon
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    Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language. It provides an extraordinary combination of clarity and versatility, and is free and comprehensively ported.

    96 Python alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • AROS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
     
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    Comments about Python as an Alternative to Apache Groovy
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    It powers a very powerful and dynamic framework,Django.

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    Python is not a JVM language and hence cannot be seamlessly mixed with existing Java code, which is a major feature of Groovy. A similarity between the two languages is that both can be used for scripting, though.

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    • Python is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Apache Groovy.

    • Python is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Apache Groovy.

    • Python is Free and Open SourceApache Groovy is also Free and Open Source
    • Python is LightweightApache Groovy is not according to our users
  2. JavaScript icon
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    JavaScript (sometimes shortened to JS) is a lightweight, interpreted, object-oriented language with first-class functions, most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but also used in many non-browser environments.

    61 JavaScript alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AROS
    • Haiku
     
    • JavaScript is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Apache Groovy.

    • JavaScript is Free and Open SourceApache Groovy is also Free and Open Source
    • JavaScript is LightweightApache Groovy is not according to our users
  3. Java icon
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    Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

    75 Java alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Java Mobile
    • Symbian S60
    • HP webOS
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Blackberry 10
    • Kindle Fire
     
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    It is wide-spread, highly stable and very flexible. You have good support around all over the internet and tons of 3rd party libraries you can use. Java is IMHO just THE programming language for people who want to be productive {??}.

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    • Java is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Apache Groovy.

    • Java is Free Personal and Open SourceApache Groovy is Free and Open Source
  4. Lua icon
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    Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.

    Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics. Lua is dynamically typed, runs by interpreting bytecode for a register-based.

    85 Lua alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • Playstation
    • MorphOS
     
  5. C# icon
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    C# is a multi-paradigm programming language encompassing strong typing, imperative, declarative, functional, generic, object-oriented (class-based), and component-oriented programming disciplines.

    81 C# alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. Ruby icon
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    Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was initially developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.

    81 Ruby alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
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    Nim is a statically typed, imperative programming language with a powerful macro system that tries to give the programmer ultimate power without compromises on runtime efficiency.

    93 Nim (programming language) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. Dart icon
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    Dart (originally called Dash) is a Web programming language developed by Google. It was unveiled at the GOTO conference in Aarhus, 2011 October 10-12. The goal of Dart is "ultimately to replace JavaScript as the lingua franca of web development on the open web platform.

    69 Dart alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  9. Kotlin icon
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    Kotlin is a cross-platform, statically typed, general-purpose programming language with type inference. Kotlin is designed to interoperate fully with Java, and the JVM version of its standard library depends on the Java Class Library, but type inference allows its syntax to be...

    52 Kotlin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Open-source programming language for developing iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS apps, featuring safety, speed, type inference, generics, native-code compilation, protocol-oriented design, memory management, Playgrounds, package manager, and Objective-C interoperability.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Apple Swift
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Xcode
     
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