NestJS vs VRaptor: What are the differences?
Developers describe NestJS as "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.. On the other hand, VRaptor is detailed as "An opensource MVC framework with a large developers and users community". It is a Java MVC Framework focused in delivering high productivity to web developers. The framework is strongly based in the best development practices such as Inversion of Control and Convention Over Configuration.
NestJS and VRaptor can be primarily classified as "Frameworks (Full Stack)" tools.
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, VRaptor provides the following key features:
- High Productivity
- Learning Curve
- Testability
NestJS and VRaptor are both open source tools. It seems that NestJS with 18.8K GitHub stars and 1.36K forks on GitHub has more adoption than VRaptor with 389 GitHub stars and 221 GitHub forks.
