NestJS vs Scalatra: What are the differences?
NestJS: A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient and scalable server-side applications by @kammysliwiec. Nest is a framework for building efficient, scalable Node.js server-side applications. It uses progressive JavaScript, is built with TypeScript (preserves compatibility with pure JavaScript) and combines elements of OOP (Object Oriented Programming), FP (Functional Programming), and FRP (Functional Reactive Programming)
Under the hood, Nest makes use of Express, but also, provides compatibility with a wide range of other libraries, like e.g. Fastify, allowing for easy use of the myriad third-party plugins which are available.; Scalatra: * An open source web application framework written in Scala*. It combines the power of the JVM with the beauty and brevity of Scala, helping you quickly build high-performance web sites and APIs.
NestJS and Scalatra belong to "Frameworks (Full Stack)" category of the tech stack.
Some of the features offered by NestJS are:
- Extensible - Gives you true flexibility by allowing use of any other libraries thanks to modular architecture.
- Versatile - An adaptable ecosystem that is a fully-fledged backbone for all kinds of server-side applications.
- Progressive - Takes advantage of latest JavaScript features, bringing design patterns and mature solutions to node.js world.
On the other hand, Scalatra provides the following key features:
- Extremely powerful templating engine
- Supports multiple template styles
- Fast
NestJS is an open source tool with 19.4K GitHub stars and 1.43K GitHub forks. Here's a link to NestJS's open source repository on GitHub.
