No, you wonβt need it as soon as the source has been compiled backstage when the application is first launched in production mode. If you do not want to save the source code in a working environment, make sure that you use the precompile option
play precompile <appname>
To make sure your application code is compiled before distribution. The application can then be distributed without source code. Obviously, do not delete the source code unless you support it in the source control or elsewhere!
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