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Grails vs Play Framework

A side-by-side look at Grails and Play Framework. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Grails

Grails

Development

Grails is an open source web application framework that utilizes the Groovy programming language and the Java platform. It provides a convention-over-configuration, rapid application development environment for building web apps.

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Play Framework

Play Framework

Development

The Play Framework is an open-source web application framework that follows the model–view–controller architectural pattern. It is written in Scala and Java and allows rapid application development by using convention over configuration, hot code reloading and display of compilation errors in the browser.

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