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title: "Discussion on \"100 Languages Speedrun: Episode 35: Groovy\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"100 Languages Speedrun: Episode 35: Groovy\". JVM is a very powerful platform, but Java language is miserable. A bunch of alternatives emerged, Kotlin, Clojure, Scala, Groovy, and JRuby being the most popular ones.\nIf current trends continue, then in the next few years Kotlin might displace Java..."
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# [100 Languages Speedrun: Episode 35: Groovy](https://taw.hashnode.dev/100-languages-speedrun-episode-35-groovy?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

JVM is a very powerful platform, but Java language is miserable. A bunch of alternatives emerged, Kotlin, Clojure, Scala, Groovy, and JRuby being the most popular ones. If current trends continue, then in the next few years Kotlin might displace Java...

Dec 26, 2021 · 5 min read · taw.hashnode.dev  
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## Written by

[Tomasz Węgrzanowski](https://hashnode.com/@taw)

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Open Source Hacker. I like Ruby and cats.

I know literally all programming languages.

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[Lucas R. Luque](https://hashnode.com/@lrluque)

[Dec 26, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/100-languages-speedrun-episode-35-groovy/61c8e7ae44f44d7f8d9b0428/comment/61c8f92d44f44d7f8d9b04bf)

I think I'm the only person in the planet who really likes java. Good article!