drogon
Drogon: A C++14/17 based HTTP web application framework running on Linux/macOS/Unix/Windows [Moved to: https://github.com/drogonframework/drogon] (by an-tao)
Wt
Wt, C++ Web Toolkit (by emweb)
| drogon | Wt | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42 | |
| 5,863 | 1,760 | |
| - | 0.3% | |
| 9.0 | 9.6 | |
| almost 4 years ago | about 2 months ago | |
| C++ | C | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
drogon
Posts with mentions or reviews of drogon.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-06-08.
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Easiest way to get values and run C++ code through a webpage
You also have https://github.com/an-tao/drogon
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cpprestsdk in maintenance mode
If you need an embedded C++ HTTP server then there are plenty of libraries/frameworks (in random order): Crow, RESTinio, Boost.Beast, cpp-httplib, http_backend, Pistache, RestBed, served, proxygen, Simple-Web-Server, drogon, oat++.
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How to use C++ as backend
You can use Drogon, which is currently the fastets framework in the TechEmpower benchmark.
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C++ web frameworks: how to compare?
FYI: I posted to the top contenders GitHub issues - https://github.com/an-tao/drogon/issues/760 - https://github.com/matt-42/lithium/issues/63 - https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11/issues/361 - https://github.com/oatpp/oatpp/issues/401
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The state of server-side frameworks for Dart
For example, Drogon is said to be the fastest http server: https://github.com/an-tao/drogon.
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Suggested libraries for building a REST service in C++?
I like this one Drogon.
Wt
Posts with mentions or reviews of Wt.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-08.
- Wt, C++ Web Toolkit
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What C++ library do you wish existed but hasn’t been created yet?
Take a look at Wt Webtoolkit. It can do exactly this (and a lot more) https://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt
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Nui C++ User Interface Library
How does this compare with WebToolkit?
- Has anyone embedded a web-UI into a C++ project?
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Cheerp 3.0: The most advanced C++ compiler for the Web now permissively licensed
How is this much different than wt [1] or compiling qt to emscripten? Sincere question.
[1] https://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt
- Launch HN: Pynecone (YC W23) – Web Apps in Pure Python
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The pool of talented C++ developers is running dry
Not posting to prove you wrong but simply because related.
> Wt is a web GUI library in modern C++. Quickly develop highly interactive web UIs with widgets, without having to write a single line of JavaScript. Wt handles all request handling and page rendering for you, so you can focus on functionality.
https://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt
HN submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23812791
- Uses of Rust and C++ that only one has?
- Why are all web development frameworks are for high-end languages
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Who is using C++ for web development?
https://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt (has support for HTTP/S)
What are some alternatives?
When comparing drogon and Wt you can also consider the following projects:
Oat++ - 🌱Light and powerful C++ web framework for highly scalable and resource-efficient web application. It's zero-dependency and easy-portable.
Crow - Crow is very fast and easy to use C++ micro web framework (inspired by Python Flask)
CppCMS - CppCMS Framework
Pistache - A high-performance REST toolkit written in C++