I’ve been doing some development with Flask and Django recently and I’m curious about what other developers are using for their backend projects. I want to hear from people who have tried different frameworks and technologies. What has been your go-to choice for backend development? If you’ve worked with multiple options, which one did you find most effective and user-friendly? I’m looking for both personal experiences and practical advice about which technologies might be worth learning next. Any insights about performance, learning curve, or community support would be really helpful too.
great question! i’ve been thinkin about this lately too. what projects are you working on? apis, full web apps, or something different? why’d you start with flask and django? i’m lookin at new frameworks but don’t know where to jump in.
I’ve been using Node.js and Express for three years now - it’s my go-to for backend work. Being able to use JavaScript on both frontend and backend is huge since you don’t have to constantly switch between languages. Express gives you just enough structure without all the bloat, so you can build exactly what you need. The npm ecosystem is massive and you can find packages for pretty much anything. Performance has been solid for everything I’ve built, especially real-time stuff and API-heavy apps. If you already know JavaScript, the learning curve isn’t bad at all, and there’s tons of community support and docs out there.
i hear ya on the boilerplate! spring boot def has a learning curve, but i like how it’s so robust for large projects. the enterprise support really makes up for the setup time. once you get comfy with it, debugging is a breeze compared to some others.