Groovy as a first programming language? Not yet!
April 22, 2008
Groovy is one of the best things that happened in the Java world in the last years. It’s powerful, quite easy to use and just plain fun.
A couple of days ago, I met a guy in the train who saw me reading a Java book. He told me that he wanted to get into programming and asked me which programming language he should start with. I first wanted to suggest Groovy but then I recommended Java.
Why?
One simple reason. I don’t know any book for the absolute beginner (in English or German) that not only teaches Groovy but also the basics of programming. All Groovy books I know are written for someone with Java or at least some other programming experience.
Until there is such a book I thought he should start with Java. But I already told him about Groovy and gave him the advice that he should give it a closer look after he has mastered the basics of Java.
Maybe there will be such a book in the future. Then people could start right away with Groovy, although I think every Groovy programmer should also know Java.
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