Playing with the Play Framework using Scala

Track: Web
Skill Level: Intermediate
Room: Room A402-403
Time Slot: Wed 2/17, 10:30 AM
Tags: scala , play , web , jvm
Abstract

This presentation will cover an introduction to the framework by creating a basic web application in Scala to get you started.

The Play Framework is a lightweight and stateless web framework that is part of the Typesafe stack, a stack which includes Akka, a reactive message driven toolkit, and the Scala programming language. The presentation will cover an introduction to the framework by creating a basic web application in Scala to get you started. The presentation will also cover the philosophy behind the framework and give an honest analysis on the advantages and disadvantages of the framework.

Daniel Hinojosa

Daniel Hinojosa has been a self-employed developer, teacher and speaker for private business, education, and government since 1999. Daniel also actively teaches programming for the University of New Mexico Continuing Education.

Daniel is a Pomodoro Technique practitioner and is co-founder of the Albuquerque Java User’s Group in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When he’s not supporting other local Java developers, Daniel spends most of his waking hours developing in and around the Java ecosystem, encompassing multiple languages and frameworks. He is author for the upcoming book ‘Testing in Scala’ and is the latest member of the No Fluff Just Stuff tour.