For really simple stuff I have been using Javalin + Kotlin + Exposed. If I suspect it's going to be bigger I have been sticking to Spring Boot + Kotlin which h

For really simple stuff I have been using Javalin + Kotlin + Exposed. If I suspect it's going to be bigger I have been sticking to Spring Boot + Kotlin which has been very productive but it has a lot of magic going on that it sounds like you were trying to avoid.