Apache Software Foundation is announcing that Apache Groovy with version number 2.4.4 is already available to download.

What is Apache Groovy ?

Apache Groovy is A dynamic language for the Java EE platform . Many of its features are inspired by languages like Python, Smalltalk and Ruby, making them available to developers using a Java-like syntax.Apache Groovy can be used for developing web applications , writing shell scripts, writing concise, meaningful, test cases using Groovy's JUnit integration, or prototyping and producing real industrial strength applications.Groovy works cleanly with all existing Java objects and libraries and compiles straight to Java bytecode in either application development or scripting mode. This is changelog for Apache Groovy version 2.4.4 :

• New Feature:
• Extend @Builder InitializerStrategy to support adding the annotation to Constructors
• Improvements:

You can read the complete changelog and also download this latest version on their homepage: groovy-lang.org