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For a quick and effortless start on Mac OSX, Linux or Cygwin, you can use GVM (the Groovy enVironment Manager) to download and configure any Groovy version of your choice. Basic instructions can be found below.
Groovy 2.1
Groovy 2
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is the latest official major version of Groovy.
Learn more about Groovy 2.1 in the release notes.
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If you plan on using invokedynamic support, read those notes.
Groovy 2.0
Groovy 2.0 is the previous official major version of Groovy. minor version before Groovy 2.1.
Learn more about Groovy 2.0 in the release notes.
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