The Java-based Groovy language can help you build and deploy an advanced Web site.

Programming languages: Python rides high but Groovy is cool again with developers Groovy sees a jump in popularity after years on the periphery of Tiobe's top 50 programming-language rankings.

Laforge also noted that Groovy is set to graduate from Apache Incubator project status. Though the language was already well-established, incubation is required of all new Apache projects.

A new version of the Groovy programming language aims to make life easier for programmers who work with Java and SQL, the language's developers note.