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Learning Play! Framework 2

By : Andy Petrella
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Learning Play! Framework 2

By: Andy Petrella

Overview of this book

<p>The Learning Play! Framework 2 has been created for web developers that are building web applications. The core idea is to focus on the HTTP features and to enable them through a simplification lens. Building a web application no longer requires a configuration phase, an environment setup, or a long development lifecycle - it's integrated!<br /><br />Learning Play! Framework 2 will enable any web developers to create amazing web applications taking advantage of the coolest features. It's the fastest way to dive into Play!, focusing on the capabilities by using them in a sample application. Although essentially Java based code, a Scala version is presented as well – giving an opportunity to see some Scala in action.<br /><br />After setting up the machine and learning some Scala, you will construct an application which builds from static to dynamic, before introducing a database. <br /><br />Then we'll focus on how data can be consumed and rendered in several ways. This will enable some real time communication through WebSocket and Server-Sent Event – on both server and client sides.</p> <p>The book will end with testing and deployment, which completes any web development project.</p>
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Learning Play! Framework 2
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.packtpub.com
Preface
Materials
Index

Appendix B. Moving Forward

In this appendix, we'll try to gather as much extra information as possible for those willing to go further from this point.

Even though we covered a lot of ground in this book, the Play! Framework 2 hasn't been covered entirely; there are yet some places to be discovered that wouldn't fit in this book—most of them are for advanced users, and some more specific to Scala.

This appendix will relate information about the following topics:

  • Play's features and internals that weren't covered

  • Features that were covered, but roughly or quickly introduced

  • Advanced features to ignite interest

  • Play's ecosystem

  • Play's communities—interesting blogs and groups