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- Open source4
- Well documented4
- Can be used to apply good security to the whole API2
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- Simple and super fast2
- Middlewares1
Pros of Sinatra
- Lightweight65
- Simple50
- Open source35
- Ruby20
- Great ecosystem of tools13
- Ease of use10
- If you know http you know sinatra8
- Large Community5
- Fast5
- Flexibilty and easy to use1
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- Code structure makes reuse difficult1
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What is Grape?
Grape is a REST-like API micro-framework for Ruby. It's designed to run on Rack or complement existing web application frameworks such as Rails and Sinatra by providing a simple DSL to easily develop RESTful APIs. It has built-in support for common conventions, including multiple formats, subdomain/prefix restriction, content negotiation, versioning and much more.
What is Kemal?
Lightning Fast, Super Simple micro web framework written in Crystal programming language.
Inspired by Sinatra.
What is Sinatra?
Sinatra is a DSL for quickly creating web applications in Ruby with minimal effort.
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