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ExpressJS vs Slim: What are the differences?
Developers describe ExpressJS as "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. On the other hand, Slim is detailed as "A PHP micro framework". Slim is easy to use for both beginners and professionals. Slim favors cleanliness over terseness and common cases over edge cases. Its interface is simple, intuitive, and extensively documented — both online and in the code itself.
ExpressJS and Slim belong to "Microframeworks (Backend)" category of the tech stack.
"Simple" is the top reason why over 321 developers like ExpressJS, while over 27 developers mention "Microframework" as the leading cause for choosing Slim.
ExpressJS and Slim are both open source tools. ExpressJS with 44.6K GitHub stars and 7.48K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Slim with 9.95K GitHub stars and 1.84K GitHub forks.
Twitter, Intuit, and OpenTable are some of the popular companies that use ExpressJS, whereas Slim is used by Coderus, Helpful, and Die Coder GmbH. ExpressJS has a broader approval, being mentioned in 854 company stacks & 788 developers stacks; compared to Slim, which is listed in 29 company stacks and 21 developer stacks.
Pros of ExpressJS
- Simple378
- Node.js333
- Javascript242
- High performance192
- Robust routing150
- Middlewares71
- Open source70
- Great community57
- Hybrid web applications37
- Well documented13
- Sinatra inspired9
- Rapid development9
- Isomorphic js.. superfast and easy7
- Socket connection5
- Light weight5
- Npm4
- Resource available for learning4
- Event loop3
- Callbacks3
- Data stream2
Pros of Slim
- Microframework32
- API27
- Open source21
- Php20
- Fast11
- Restful & fast framework8
- Easy Setup, Great Documentation7
- Clear and straightforward5
- Good document to upgrade from previous version5
- Modular4
- Composer1
- Dependency injection1
- Easy to learn1
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Cons of ExpressJS
- Not python27
- Overrated17
- No multithreading14
- Javascript9
- Not fast5
- Easily Insecure for Novices2
Cons of Slim
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