First Impression about the Play Framework

Since Play follows the MVC pattern very clearly, I felt almost at home when I started with it. Here are some random facts I found when I started to work with Play:

• It work with the MVC pattern
• A lot of code has been written using Scala but you can also use Java and maybe other JVM based languages
• You’ll only need a copy of the Java JDK in addition to the Play Framework
• There’s a copy of the H2 database included in the framework, no need to install anything in order to get a database into your application
• Unlike most Java frameworks, you can change a single code file and reload the page in your browser, the framework will automatically compile the code. It takes a few seconds but it’s still quick enough to enjoy this feature. I feel that this could make things messy, but mostly enjoyed it because it makes learning so much easier
• There’s a console you can use to create a new app (play new yourApp), run an app (play run) and more.
• It’s stateless and should scale well. I’m saying “should” because I haven’t tried
• There’s an asset compile which compiles your LESS files to CSS among other resource compilers. You can even build your own!