In the early days of using Java in conjunction with XML , it often seemed more difficult than it should be to use the Java programming language with the XML markup language.

Even though both languages are markup languages, their working methods differ greatly. HTML and XML form the structural foundation of every website or application, so learning them is crucial.

Laforge also noted that Groovy is set to graduate from Apache Incubator project status. Though the language was already well-established, incubation is required of all new Apache projects.

The Apache Software Foundation's Groovy team has announced the release of Groovy 4.0.0, the latest version of the open source, general-purpose programming language for the Java Virtual Machine.