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Ask HN: Which Go web framework should i use in 2016?

• alecthomas 10y ago
  I don't know whether those are high level frameworks, but if they are, a Go equivalent is probably Revel [1] 1. https://revel.github.io/ https://revel.github.io/
• kasey_junk 10y ago
  If you are looking for a "framework" in the php/rails mode go is likely not a great fit. The best I can point to would be Gorilla.
• dsparkman 10y ago
  Another one that has gotten quite mature in the Go space is Beego: https://beego.me/ https://beego.me/ There is even a fairly good book on using Beego to develop web apps with Go. https://astaxie.gitbooks.io/build-web-application-with-golang/content/ https://astaxie.gitbooks.io/build-web-application-with-golan...
• purans 10y ago
  First question I would ask is do you really need a web framework? With Go, the way language is built or designed - you don't need crazy frameworks. Having said that I do use gorilla package a lot to re-use some of the common middlewares and packages which wouldn't make sense to re-write. But, for API endpoints and all that I am directly using Go.
  • sfrailsdev 10y ago
    You don't need crazy frameworks in any language. However I think about the things different frameworks give me. Generation of database migrations and other standard elements, an ORM and/or query DSL so my SQL code can be more DRY, a community with a shared code base so that I don't have to rediscover every solution or rewrite everything for my particular use case, and additional domain knowledge that is transferable to other projects/companies so that I can be immediately productive. I mean I like Go, and I understand that layer of abstraction can be frustrating, especially in a typed language, but that layer of abstraction can also be incredibly useful.
• tmaly 10y ago
  Matt, there a tons of frameworks at different levels. There are ones like Beego (https://beego.me/docs/intro/ https://beego.me/docs/intro/) that others have mentioned that have all the batteries included. Others like Gin (https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin) that have a lot built in and offer an stable API and good performance. Gorilla (http://www.gorillatoolkit.org/ http://www.gorillatoolkit.org/) offers pieces you tie together but are at a lower level of abstraction. If you use the standard library, you have to build a little bit more, but you do not have to deal with dependencies or changes in 3rd party APIs.