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commit 7e4417aaaf74faf35fd88e1555bafc1b4bb0b564
Author: Paul King <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Aug 21 16:57:35 2025 +1000
make intro punchier
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streamlines various legac
== Highlights
-Key highlights of Groovy 5.0 include:
-
-* Support for JDK 11-25, including:
-** Support for many JDK 17-25 features on earlier JDK versions including JDK11
-* Over 350 new _extension method_ additions and improvements to increase
developer productivity and offer greater performance, including:
-** highly performant array operations offering an order of magnitude greater
speed
-** stream equivalent lazy iterator methods without stream overheads
-** a range of methods not available in the JDK for greater out-of-the box
functionality
-* _AST Transform_ additions and improvements, including:
-** `@OperatorRename` to allow third-party libraries to maximally use Groovy's
operator overloading
-without changing the libraries or needing to write glue code
-* New and improved _groovysh_ Repl based on JLine 3 with many features,
including:
-** Cross-platform terminal support with rich shell-like commands
-** Colorized syntax highlighting and intelligent output formatting
-** Command history and completion
-* _Java compatibility_ improvements, including:
-** pattern matching for `instanceof`
-* Additional _scripting variations_
-** To support JEP-512 compact source files and instance main methods in
addition to Groovy's shorter scripts
-* Improved web content creation
-** Supporting Jakarta as well as legacy Javax standards
-* Type checking improvements, including:
-** "Stronger than Java" type checking for format strings
-* Other improvements like:
-** Infinite iterator generation
-** Index variables in loops
+*Broader JDK Support*
+
+* Full compatibility with JDK 11–25.
+* Many JDK 17–25 language features backported for use on earlier JDKs.
+
+*Massive Extension Method Expansion*
+
+- 350+ new and improved methods to boost productivity.
+- Up to *10× faster* array operations.
+- Lazy iterator methods offering stream-like behavior *without the overhead*.
+- New utilities beyond the standard JDK for richer out-of-the-box
functionality.
+
+*Enhanced AST Transforms*
+
+- New `@OperatorRename` transform for seamless operator overloading in
third-party libraries.
+
+*Revamped REPL (groovysh)*
+
+- Built on JLine 3 with cross-platform terminal support.
+- Colorized syntax highlighting, intelligent output, history, and completion.
+
+*Improved Java Interoperability*
+
+- Pattern matching for `instanceof`.
+- Support for JEP-512 compact source files and instance main methods.
+
+*Modern Web Standards*
+
+- Enhanced web content creation with both Jakarta and legacy Javax support.
+
+*Type Checking Enhancements*
+
+- Stronger-than-Java format string checking.
+
+*Additional Language Goodies*
+
+- Infinite iterator generation.
+- Index variables in loops.
== Extension method additions and improvements
