I use IntelliJ too, and I use static typing and @CompileStatic all the time. I'm not complaining, just being nitpicky. I don't see the point coding Java style w

I use IntelliJ too, and I use static typing and @CompileStatic all the time. I'm not complaining, just being nitpicky. I don't see the point coding Java style with Groovy. And that is in my opinion Groovy's biggest strength, that a Groovy and Java class can work great together. A class written in Groovy works just like a Java class in Java and a class written in Java works like a Groovy class in Groovy :-) And I'm a big fan of using Groovy when working with JDBC.