Edit: You may want to have a look at the updated example using Play 2.7 instead of Play 2.4 at Play Framework and Slick example updated Typical nowadays applications need to store some persistent data frequently. And when we talk about persistent storage we are talking about databases. Among the most common applications, we have web applications. And it is uncommon to have a web application that does not require persistent storage. Building webapps in Scala is typically done using the Play fr...