# Interview on JAXenter about Groovy

> Explore Groovy's value for Java developers, its popularity surge, and favorite ecosystem projects in this JAXenter interview.

Author: [Guillaume Laforge](https://glaforge.dev/) | Published: 2013-11-05 | Topics: conference, groovy | Canonical: https://glaforge.dev/posts/2013/11/05/interview-on-jaxenter-about-groovy/


Following up my [presentations from JAX London](https://glaforge.dev/talks/2013/11/04/groovy-presentations-at-conferences/), I was interviewed about Groovy for JAXenter, with questions about what Groovy brings to Java developers, the recent surge in popularity as [Groovy broke the TIOBE index top 20 languages](https://glaforge.dev/posts/2013/10/11/groovy-enters-top-20-of-the-tiobe-language-index/), my favorite projects in the Groovy ecosystem.  

[![](/img/misc/jaxenter-interview.png)](http://jaxenter.com/a-one-to-one-with-the-groovy-project-manager-48667.html)