# JavaPolis interview with Guillaume Laforge, Groovy project lead

> Dive into an exclusive JavaPolis '07 interview with Groovy lead Guillaume Laforge on Groovy 1.5, Grails, closures, and future releases.

Author: [Guillaume Laforge](https://glaforge.dev/) | Published: 2008-03-01 | Topics: conference, groovy | Canonical: https://glaforge.dev/posts/2008/03/01/javapolis-interview-with-guillaume-laforge-groovy-project-lead/


At [JavaPolis '07](http://www.javapolis.com/confluence/display/JP07/Home), Dick Wall and Carl Quinn of [JavaPosse](http://www.javaposse.com/) fame have [interviewed Guillaume Laforge](http://parleys.com/display/PARLEYS/A+Groovy+interview+at+JavaPolis%2707?showComments=true), the [Groovy](http://groovy.codehaus.org/) project manager, and asked him about:

*   the latest release of [Groovy 1.5 and its novelties](http://www.infoq.com/articles/groovy-1.5-new),
*   more details on the come back of the 'infamous' for loop,
*   the support of generics,
*   the inclusion of closures in Java compared to Groovy's closures,
*   what Grails is and why it matters,
*   how simple it is to leverage Grails in IT's today infrastructure,
*   the first class support of SQL and XML in Groovy,
*   and also what the future will hold in the upcoming Groovy releases.

Go and view the [interview on Parleys.com](http://parleys.com/display/PARLEYS/A+Groovy+interview+at+JavaPolis%2707?showComments=true).