Agility eLetter November 2007

In this issue...

In this issue, we have a detailed article on Scripting on the JVM-Part I

Abstract: You can take advantage of scripting or dynamic languages on the JVM. In this multi part article, we will take a look at how to mix Java and the scripting languages. We will use JavaScript and Groovy as examples, but you can use about two dozen languages on the JVM using similar approach. In this first part we will look at running JavaScript on the JVM.. Please visit http://www.agiledeveloper.com/articles/ScriptingOnJVMPartI.pdf to download the complete article from the Agile Developer web site.

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If you want to access programatically a Java annotation, you need to mark it _______.

Send your response to agility@agiledeveloper.com (please tell us where you're located as well). For this issue, the 10^th and the 11^th person sending in a response to the quiz will win a special prize.

Quiz from the past issue

______ is the keyword used in Javascript to define a class.

Answer!

A few developers responded with function. Interesting, we received only 9 responses this time! So, the price for next issue is double (see above).

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