The demo is available on github: https://github.com/magro/play-product-finder/

1. Play Framework 2
High Productivity Web Development with Java/Scala
W-JAX – 07.11.2013
@martin_grotzke – http://ino.io

2. Martin Grotzke
inoio gmbh
Twitter: @martin_grotzke
Web: http://ino.io

3. For the impatient...
“Play is a high-productivity Java and Scala web
application framework [..] based on a lightweight,
stateless, web-friendly architecture and features
predictable and minimal resource consumption
(CPU, memory, threads) for highly-scalable
applications thanks to its reactive model [..].”
http://www.playframework.com/documentation/2.2.x/Home
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4. JEE complexity
Layers of JEE specs can turn a simple ajax call into a real problem
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5. Play simply
Embraces HTTP. If you know the web you already know a lot about Play
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6. Elasticity
Server side sessions are a hurdle to achieve elasticity
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7. Play stateless
Play enforces a stateless model — it's elastic by default.
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8. Realtime
The evolution of the web presents new challenges
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9. Play reactive
Play works efficiently due to it's reactive nature
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10. Productivity
JEE looses the productivity competition with Ruby on Rails
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11. Play full stack
Play brings all you need for building a web application
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12. Play full stack
Play brings all you need for building a web application
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13. Play demo
Reactive end-to-end sample app: https://github.com/magro/play-product-finder
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14. Play demo
Reactive end-to-end sample app: https://github.com/magro/play-product-finder
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Hot Code Reloading
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15. Play demo
Reactive end-to-end sample app: https://github.com/magro/play-product-finder
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Hot Code Reloading
Type Safety & Clean Error Messages
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16. ?#@*&%!
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17. Play demo
Reactive end-to-end sample app: https://github.com/magro/play-product-finder
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Hot Code Reloading
Type Safety & Clean Error Messages
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18. Play demo
Reactive end-to-end sample app: https://github.com/magro/play-product-finder
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Hot Code Reloading
Type Safety & Clean Error Messages
Reactive Persistence with Activate
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19. Play demo
Reactive end-to-end sample app: https://github.com/magro/play-product-finder
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Hot Code Reloading
Type Safety & Clean Error Messages
Reactive Persistence with Activate
Frontend: Asset Compiler, JS Routes, RequireJS
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20. Play demo
Reactive end-to-end sample app: https://github.com/magro/play-product-finder
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Hot Code Reloading
Type Safety & Clean Error Messages
Reactive Persistence with Activate
Frontend: Asset Compiler, JS Routes, RequireJS
Reactive End-To-End
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21. Play demo
Reactive end-to-end sample app: https://github.com/magro/play-product-finder
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Hot Code Reloading
Type Safety & Clean Error Messages
Reactive Persistence with Activate
Frontend: Asset Compiler, JS Routes, RequireJS
Reactive End-To-End
More: Akka, Testing, Configuration, WebJars, ...
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22. Play reality check
Any things to be aware of?
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23. Play start
A browser-based tool that helps developers get started with Play Framework, Akka & more
Get started: http://typesafe.com/activator
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24. Questions?
@martin_grotzke
http://ino.io
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