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ExpressJS vs Ktor: What are the differences?
ExpressJS: Sinatra inspired web development framework for node.js -- insanely fast, flexible, and simple. Express is a minimal and flexible node.js web application framework, providing a robust set of features for building single and multi-page, and hybrid web applications; Ktor: Framework for quickly creating connected applications in Kotlin. It is a framework for building asynchronous servers and clients in connected systems using the Kotlin programming language.
ExpressJS and Ktor can be categorized as "Microframeworks (Backend)" tools.
Some of the features offered by ExpressJS are:
- Robust routing
- HTTP helpers (redirection, caching, etc)
- View system supporting 14+ template engines
On the other hand, Ktor provides the following key features:
- Unopinionated
- Asynchronous
- Testable
ExpressJS and Ktor are both open source tools. ExpressJS with 46.8K GitHub stars and 7.85K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Ktor with 6.1K GitHub stars and 470 GitHub forks.
Pros of ExpressJS
- Simple378
- Node.js333
- Javascript242
- High performance192
- Robust routing150
- Middlewares71
- Open source70
- Great community57
- Hybrid web applications37
- Well documented13
- Rapid development9
- Sinatra inspired9
- Isomorphic js.. superfast and easy7
- Socket connection6
- Light weight5
- Npm4
- Resource available for learning4
- Event loop3
- Callbacks3
- Data stream2
Pros of Ktor
- Simple & Small8
- Kotlin native7
- Light weight6
- High performance3
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Cons of ExpressJS
- Not python27
- Overrated17
- No multithreading14
- Javascript9
- Not fast5
- Easily Insecure for Novices2
Cons of Ktor
- Not self-explanatory: relies on Kotlin "magic"2
- Relatively fresh technology - not a lot of expertise2
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