Play version 1.2 introduced dependency management to the framework. I'm a big fan of dependency management, and I think it's a necessary tool for any software project. Play's approach is pretty elegant and easy to use, but there's a few catches and things I think they didn't quite get right. This article is a short introduction and my opinion of what could be better. I'll repeat some of the information in the manual, but no more than needed to illustrate a few points. I'll also deliberately ignore a few points (such as module dependencies), so it's still a good idea to read the manual if you don't know anything about Play dependency management yet.

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