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FStar vs Groovy: What are the differences?

Developers describe FStar as "An ML-like language aimed at program verification". F* (pronounced F star) is an ML-like functional programming language aimed at program verification. Its type system includes polymorphism, dependent types, monadic effects, refinement types, and a weakest precondition calculus. Together, these features allow expressing precise and compact specifications for programs, including functional correctness and security properties. On the other hand, Groovy is detailed as "A dynamic language for the Java platform". Groovy builds upon the strengths of Java but has additional power features inspired by languages like Python, Ruby and Smalltalk. It makes modern programming features available to Java developers with almost-zero learning curve.

FStar and Groovy belong to "Languages" category of the tech stack.

FStar and Groovy are both open source tools. FStar with 1.64K GitHub stars and 147 forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Groovy with 1.49K GitHub stars and 414 GitHub forks.

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Pros of FStar
Pros of Groovy
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      Java platform
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      Much more productive than java
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      Concise and readable
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      Very little code needed for complex tasks
    • 22
      Dynamic language
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      Nice dynamic syntax for the jvm
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      Very fast
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      Can work with JSON as an object
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      Easy to setup
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      Supports closures (lambdas)
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      Literal Collections
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      Syntactic sugar
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      Optional static typing
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      Developer Friendly

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    Cons of FStar
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        Groovy Code can be slower than Java Code
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        Absurd syntax
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        Objects cause stateful/heap mess

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      What is FStar?

      F* (pronounced F star) is an ML-like functional programming language aimed at program verification. Its type system includes polymorphism, dependent types, monadic effects, refinement types, and a weakest precondition calculus. Together, these features allow expressing precise and compact specifications for programs, including functional correctness and security properties.

      What is Groovy?

      It is a powerful multi-faceted programming language for the JVM platform. It supports a spectrum of programming styles incorporating features from dynamic languages such as optional and duck typing, but also static compilation and static type checking at levels similar to or greater than Java through its extensible static type checker. It aims to greatly increase developer productivity with many powerful features but also a concise, familiar and easy to learn syntax.

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