Intro to Play Framework by Typesafe's James Ward

Play Framework is the High Velocity Web Framework For Java and Scala. It is lightweight, stateless, RESTful, and developer friendly. This is an introduction to building web applications with Play. You will learn about: routing, Scala controllers & templates, database access, asset compilation for LESS & CoffeeScript, and JSON services.

James Ward (www.jamesward.com) works for Typesafe where he teaches developers the Typesafe Platform (Play Framework, Scala, and Akka) . James frequently presents at conferences around the world such as JavaOne, Devoxx, and many other Java get-togethers. Along with Bruce Eckel, James co-authored First Steps in Flex. He has also published numerous screencasts, blogs, and technical articles.