I'm sorry to point out that the first 5.0 alpha came out in 2014 and still hasn't been released. When people talk about the ecosystem/battle-tested-ness/quality

I'm sorry to point out that the first 5.0 alpha came out in 2014 and still hasn't been released. When people talk about the ecosystem/battle-tested-ness/quality of express I think that unfortunately doesn't extend to anything other than the latest major on npm. It's not "modern" but it's still a good tool.