Any interest in Groovy programming?
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I know this Forum has never focused much on SmartThings or Hubitat, thus not surprisingly I find virtually nothing here concerning the Groovy programming language or creating drivers/apps for those platforms.
I'm curious: Is there any interest at all for co-authoring a "Definitive Guide to Coding Drivers & Apps for Hubitat" among our motley crew?
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I jumped in and did a new Venstar ColorTouch Thermostat driver for HE. I'm a Java guy from way back, but I'm not in love with Groovy (not even a little), and not impressed with their developer API. The HE docs weren't very helpful, either; it was mostly a process of discovery, trial, and error. Doing a better guide would probably ease that pain for many, but I think there are devs with more experience on that platform that would be better partners than me for that effort, and frankly, it's not the platform on which I'm choosing to base the bulk of my home automation anyway, and not where I would choose to spend a bunch more time.
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Something tells me you are in the majority with that sentiment. But no question that better documentation is sorely needed. I'm probably the worst person to nominate for the job, but heck, I wrote much of Vera's docs so I've at least got that pedigree, lol.