Ask HN: What language/framework for simple web app in 2023?

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  • flyctl

    Command line tools for fly.io services

    For deployment, I like Cloudflare Pages/Workers for small projects and https://fly.io for large projects.

    For frontend, I think you'll really enjoy Elm if you like R and Python. Personally, I use vanilla JS (no framework) for small projects and Elm for large projects.

    For backend, there are plenty of excellent REST API frameworks for Rust, Go, Deno, Elixir, etc. I can give specific language recommendations if you're interested.

    [1] https://elm-lang.org

    [2] http://vanilla-js.com

  • Elm

    Compiler for Elm, a functional language for reliable webapps.

    For deployment, I like Cloudflare Pages/Workers for small projects and https://fly.io for large projects.

    For frontend, I think you'll really enjoy Elm if you like R and Python. Personally, I use vanilla JS (no framework) for small projects and Elm for large projects.

    For backend, there are plenty of excellent REST API frameworks for Rust, Go, Deno, Elixir, etc. I can give specific language recommendations if you're interested.

    [1] https://elm-lang.org

    [2] http://vanilla-js.com

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  • elm-github-install

    An alternative decentralized package manager for Elm

    is elm still active? it looks like there hasn't been a release since 2019, and the last release seems to have made some technical choices (can't install and use packages with native js code) that mean a lack of active core development is a significant disadvantage

    https://github.com/gdotdesign/elm-github-install/issues/62

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