The Groovy developer team this week is touting the final release of Groovy 1.0, a dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine that integrates with the Java platform. Groovy features a Java-like syntax with features inspired by Smalltalk, Python or Ruby. With Groovy, Java libraries can be reused and investments in Java skills, tools and application servers are protected, according to the Groovy Web site. The la The Groovy developer team this week is touting the final release of Groovy 1.0, a dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine that integrates with the Java platform.Groovy features a Java-like syntax with features inspired by Smalltalk, Python or Ruby. With Groovy, Java libraries can be reused and investments in Java skills, tools and application servers are protected, according to the Groovy Web site. The language can be used for purposes ranging from shell scripting to Web applications built on Spring and Hibernate through the Grails framework. “A lot of passion and energy has been put in this new version after two release candidates that have been tested against real-world projects: on a mission-critical insurance application, on the XWki second-generation wiki engine, as well as on the RIFE framework and through the Spring 2.0 scripting integration,” said Guillaume Laforge, Groovy project manager, writing on the Groovy Web page. Groovy can be downloaded here. Technology Industry