Should I use Play 2.0 or upgrade to 1.x

Question

As the current stat of game 2.0, is it better to wait until it becomes more mature and use game 1.x or go to play 2.0, as I notice that in game 2.0 there are almost no plugins that exist for 1.x

Answer 1

I am a big supporter of Play 2.0 , mainly for its huge improvements in asynchronous support and kernel integration with Akka . The Scala API is much better in 2.0 than 1.2.4, and using SBT , since the base build system was also a great solution.

If you are worried about plugins, it’s not worth it, because you can use almost everything that is compatible with SBT .

Play 2.0 is really a natural evolution of the Play Framework, and investing in the 1.x platform at the moment in the game will bring little profit.

Answer 2

If you just want to complete all the steps : go to playone .

If you want technological magic : go with playtwo .

Answer 3

Another blog post that compares 1.2.x and 2.0: http://blog.awfbeat.com/post/22314115684/impressions-of-play-framework-1-2-4-vs-2-0

Answer 4

Shameless self-esteem: my last blog post talks about the changes from 1.x to 2.0.

True, there are not many plugins, but there are many things that you can use without a plugin defined for Play (for example, Salat for MongoDB access). You can also use SBT plugins (something you couldn't do before).

Answer 5

To complete the answers of Sean and Marius: always go ahead, with Play 1 there will be a day when the community decides to end the line. No one knows when.