Thanks for the detailed reply! > What's your background ? I went something like game dev (C++) -> enterprise client/server apps (C++/Qt) -> web dev (Python/Dj

Thanks for the detailed reply! > What's your background ? I went something like game dev (C++) -> enterprise client/server apps (C++/Qt) -> web dev (Python/Django) Django, like Rails is fantastic for hashing out small-med sized apps, but I've been looking to add another tool to the box. Something statically typed, more performant relative to Python, and with a large ecosystem to draw from to get stuff done quick. I've been using Java on and off since the late 90s... it's overly verbose but it seems like it's gotten a bit better w/ Java 8 and the code gen features available in IntelliJ. I've also avoided J2EE/JEE like the plague. Coming from Django, and not wanting anything to do with JEE makes Play a rather appealing choice on the surface. Go seems like the only viable alternative as I do not want to switch to a MS hosting stack to host .NET. Of course there are all of those other JVM languages to poke at!