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Aqueduct vs Javalin: What are the differences?
Aqueduct: Dart on the server. Aqueduct is an open source, server-side web framework written in Google’s Dart language. Aqueduct promises faster development, experimentation and testing – without sacrificing power; Javalin: Simple REST APIs for Java and Kotlin. Javalin started as a fork of the Spark framework but quickly turned into a ground-up rewrite influenced by express.js. Both of these web frameworks are inspired by the modern micro web framework grandfather: Sinatra, so if you’re coming from Ruby then Javalin shouldn’t feel too unfamiliar.
Aqueduct and Javalin can be primarily classified as "Microframeworks (Backend)" tools.
Aqueduct and Javalin are both open source tools. Javalin with 3.05K GitHub stars and 257 forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Aqueduct with 1.11K GitHub stars and 74 GitHub forks.
I developed Hexagon heavily inspired in these great tools because of the following reasons:
- Take full advantage of the Kotlin programming language without any strings attached to Java (as a language).
- I wanted to be able to replace the HTTP server library used with different adapters (Jetty, Netty, etc.) and though right now there is only one, more are coming.
- Have a complete tool to do full applications, though you can use other libraries, Hexagon comes with a dependency injection helper, settings loading from different sources and HTTP Client, so it comes with (batteries included).
Right now I'm using it for my pet projects, and I'm happy with it.
Pros of Aqueduct
- Fast4
- Aqueduct is the future3
- Dart on the server2
Pros of Javalin
- Lightweight1
- Rich support of template engines1
- Does not require IDEA plugins1
