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Play 2.0 is a high-productivity Java and Scala web application framework that integrates the components and APIs you need for modern web application development.

Play is 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, based on Iteratee IO.

1. About
2. Getting started
3. Play 2.0 for Scala developers
   1. HTTP programming
   2. Asynchronous HTTP programming
   3. The template engine
   4. HTTP form submission and validation
   5. Working with JSON
   6. Working with XML
   7. Handling file upload
   8. Accessing an SQL database
   9. Using the cache
   10. Calling web services
   11. Integrating with Akka
   12. Internationalization
   13. The application Global object
   14. Testing your application
   15. Handling data streams reactively
   16. Your first application
4. Play 2.0 for Java developers
   1. HTTP programming
   2. Asynchronous HTTP programming
   3. The template engine
   4. HTTP form submission and validation
   5. Working with JSON
   6. Working with XML
   7. Handling file upload
   8. Accessing an SQL database
   9. Using the cache
   10. Calling web services
   11. Integrating with Akka
   12. Internationalization
   13. The application Global object
   14. Testing your application
   15. Your first application
5. Detailed topics
   1. The build system
   2. Working with public assets
   3. Managing database evolutions
   4. Configuration file syntax and features
   5. Deploying your application
6. Hacking Play 2.0