Re:Geddy - A modular web framework for node.js
by tobyhede on Monday August 09, 2010 @03:18AM
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I recently evaluated the state of the art in node.js frameworks for a project and came to some similar conclusions.
(fab) is incredibly cool, but lacks some maturity and the code is very dense and hard to reverse engineer.
geddy looks like a very solid framework, but I prefer having something a little more configurable and pluggable ... these types of things are coming, but geddy is a little too opinionated for my taste.
connect and express are what I am going with - in terms of heritage these are much more akin to sinatr/padrino, where geddy is a bit more railish. express/connect has a solid development team, burgeoning communitt and an agile and flexible underlying philosophy.
In a world where the dust is yet to settle on a default stack, I think having fewer opinions is actually a win ... as time progresses and there is a clear choice in node-land this will be less of an issue. but for now, loose coupling and high cohesion are the order of the day.
(fab) is incredibly cool, but lacks some maturity and the code is very dense and hard to reverse engineer.
geddy looks like a very solid framework, but I prefer having something a little more configurable and pluggable ... these types of things are coming, but geddy is a little too opinionated for my taste.
connect and express are what I am going with - in terms of heritage these are much more akin to sinatr/padrino, where geddy is a bit more railish. express/connect has a solid development team, burgeoning communitt and an agile and flexible underlying philosophy.
In a world where the dust is yet to settle on a default stack, I think having fewer opinions is actually a win ... as time progresses and there is a clear choice in node-land this will be less of an issue. but for now, loose coupling and high cohesion are the order of the day.