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Pencil

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Sinatra

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Pros of Pencil
Pros of Sails.js
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    • 49
      Data-driven apis
    • 47
      Waterline ORM
    • 37
      Mvc
    • 32
      Easy rest
    • 25
      Real-time
    • 21
      Open source
    • 19
      Service-oriented architecture
    • 18
      Scalable
    • 10
      Convension over configuration
    • 9
      Rails-like asset pipeline
    • 9
      Node machines and machinepacks
    • 7
      Easy route/controller generation
    • 6
      Ruby on Rails basic stuff for JS devs
    • 3
      CLI for scaffolding project pieces
    • 3
      WebSocket support
    • 1
      Supportive community
    • 65
      Lightweight
    • 50
      Simple
    • 35
      Open source
    • 20
      Ruby
    • 13
      Great ecosystem of tools
    • 10
      Ease of use
    • 8
      If you know http you know sinatra
    • 5
      Large Community
    • 5
      Fast
    • 1
      Flexibilty and easy to use

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    Cons of Pencil
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      • 5
        Waterline ORM
      • 4
        Defaults to VueJS
      • 0
        Standard MVC
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        What is Pencil?

        A web application microframework for Rust

        What is Sails.js?

        Sails is designed to mimic the MVC pattern of frameworks like Ruby on Rails, but with support for the requirements of modern apps: data-driven APIs with scalable, service-oriented architecture.

        What is Sinatra?

        Sinatra is a DSL for quickly creating web applications in Ruby with minimal effort.

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