One of the types of software that’s important for a web developer is the web framework. A framework “is a code library that makes a developer’s life easier when building reliable, scalable, and maintainable web applications” by providing reusable code or extensions for common operations. By saving development time, developers can concentrate on application logic rather than mundane elements.
A web framework offers the developer a choice about how to solve a specific problem. By using a framework, a developer lets the framework control portions of their application. While it’s perfectly possible to code a web application without using a framework, it’s more practical to use one.
Crystal is a general-purpose, concurrent, multi-paradigm, object-oriented programming language. With syntax heavily inspired by the language Ruby, it is a compiled language with built-in static type-checking, but specifying the types of variables or method arguments is generally unneeded. This adds the benefit of a shallower learning curve.
Here’s our verdict on free and open source web frameworks for Crystal captured in a legendary LinuxLinks’ chart. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here.
Explore the 10 Crystal web frameworks. For each program we have compiled its own portal page, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its features, together with links to relevant resources.
| Crystal Web Frameworks | |
|---|---|
| Lucky | Full-featured Crystal web framework that catches bugs |
| Kemal | Very simple web framework |
| Amber | Web framework that makes building applications fast, simple, and enjoyable |
| Marten | Enables pragmatic development and rapid prototyping |
| Grip | Microframework for building RESTful web applications |
| Spider-Gazelle | Rails esque web framework |
| Athena | Ecosystem of reusable, independent Crystal components |
| Crumble | All-in-one web framework |
| Orion | Omni-conventional, declarative framework inspired by ruby-on-rails router |
| Onyx | Powerful general purpose framework with type safety |
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