memcached vs Play Framework

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

memcached

Network & Admin

Memcached is an open source, high-performance distributed memory object caching system. It is used to speed up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load for reading/writing frequently accessed data.

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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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