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npm vs Play!

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

npm

npm

Development

npm is a package manager for JavaScript that allows developers to share and reuse code packages. It hosts over 1.5 million packages and is the default package manager for Node.js.

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Play!

Play!

Development

Play! is an open-source web application framework that uses the Java programming language. It is lightweight, stateless, web-friendly, and built for developer productivity. Play! allows rapid application development, making it easy to get started and iterate quickly.

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