Re:Hapi, new Node.js framework (a prologue)
by javajosh on Sunday February 03, 2013 @12:53AM
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This certainly looks like the best "traditional style" webapp framework yet for node - e.g. something that reminds me strongly of a well-apportioned SpringMVC setup.
That said, I'm a huge fan of Meteor. It is (almost) totally non-traditional, but granted it does not give you the fine-grained control of this framework. I can see Hapi being the correct choice if either a) your developers are uncomfortable with large paradigm shifts (and seriously, who can blame them?) or b) you have to conform to a pre-existing API that requires low-level control (which is, of course, a total bummer).
Very nice work - and from my skimming of your docs, very nice documentation. Lots of good info in there without a lot of fluff, and I like that it's all on one page. Kudos. I'll definitely try Hapi instead of Connect next time I need something like this.
That said, I'm a huge fan of Meteor. It is (almost) totally non-traditional, but granted it does not give you the fine-grained control of this framework. I can see Hapi being the correct choice if either a) your developers are uncomfortable with large paradigm shifts (and seriously, who can blame them?) or b) you have to conform to a pre-existing API that requires low-level control (which is, of course, a total bummer).
Very nice work - and from my skimming of your docs, very nice documentation. Lots of good info in there without a lot of fluff, and I like that it's all on one page. Kudos. I'll definitely try Hapi instead of Connect next time I need something like this.