Framework is a platform that allows developers to build web applications. In this article, we list down the top 7 web development frameworks used in 2020.
- Django
- AngularJS
- React JS
- Spring
- Laravel
- Ruby on Rails
- Express.JS
Django
Django is an open source web application framework used for the fast development of APIs and web applications. Any type of applications can build easily with help of the Django framework. By using Django we can build applications like social networks, content management systems and scientific computing platforms etc. Some of the best websites that use this framework are PBS, Instagram, Google, YouTube, Bitbucket and Mozilla.
Key Features
- Provides high security to prevent attacks like SQL injection and clickjacking.
- Django has wide range of community and responds very quickly to solve errors.
- Ability to change small to large application very rapidly.
- Content management systems and any kind of websites can be rapidly developed.
- The Django framework is a cross platform runs on various operating systems.
AngularJS
AngularJS is an open source JavaScript framework used for developing web applications. This framework provide options to developers to write client side applications using JavaScript in a Model View Controller. AngularJS offers built-in protection against basic security which include HTML injection attacks. Applications which are written in AngularJS are cross-browser compatible .
Key Features
- MVC Framework feature in AngularJS helps the developer to develop the client-side web applications easily.
- Allows to bind the data to html by adding very less snippets of code without writing code.
- Provides high security to prevent attacks like HTML injection attacks.
- Helps the developer to build and test the applications very easily.
- AngularJS requires very less coding compare to other frameworks.
React JS
React.js is an open-source JavaScript frontend library used for developing fast and interactive user interfaces for web and mobile applications. This framework can be used as a base in the development of single-page or mobile applications.
Key features
- React JS framework uses JSX that allows programmers to write the html syntax in same file that consists of JavaScript code and also helps to understand the code easily.
- React JS applications are made of multiple components and can be reused overall the application.
- This framework has a feature of one-way data binding that provides you good control overall the application.
- Virtual DOM feature in React JS helps to develop the applications quickly.
Spring
Spring is an framework for java enterprise used for developing high performance web applications. This framework helps developers in creating simple, high performing, fast, flexible web applications in java based on MVC architecture . The core features of the Spring Framework can be used in developing any Java application. Some of the top websites like bill guard and wix are users of spring.
Key Features
- Helps you to develop JavaEE application very easily.
- Provides templates for Hibernate, etc and also helps the developers to write less code.
- Spring offers high security for the applications to prevent attacks.
Laravel
Laravel is a framework developed by Otwell used for developing web applications. This framework is very secure and also helps to secure the web application by protecting it against security risks such as cross-site scripting, SQL injection, cross-site request forgery. It is advanced backend web application framework and it uses PHP language and it follows model view controller architecture . The latest version is Laravel 5.2.
Key Features
- Offers high security to prevent attacks cross-site scripting, SQL injection, etc.
- Best feature of this framework is Templating engine that helps to use the templates to write so many codes.
- Helps you to send mails with content from the application.
- Migrations in this framework helps you to undo the modifications made to database and also you can share the databases to others very easily and quickly.
- Laravel framework consists of libraries which are very easy to use and execute.
- Supports MVC Architecture that helps to enhance application performance.
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails is an open source web application framework developed by David Heinemeier Hansson. This framework is a MVC backend web development framework that makes your software development very easier as It provides three environment like development, testing and production. Rails framework provides developers with the pre-define solution that helps them to perform repetitive tasks. Users of Rails are Shopify, GitHub, Zendesk. Ruby on Rails minimizes the website development time by 25-50 percent as compared to other popular web frameworks.
Key Features
- Provides error logs which helps you to debug the applications very easily.
- Components feature in Ruby on Rails are used to store reusable code.
- Ruby on Rails is based on the MVC architecture that helps to separate codes of various functions.
- The Syntax of rail is simple, readable and declared in English language.
Express.js
Express.js is an open source Node JS web application server framework for developing web applications. This framework is standard framework for node.js and supports full applications including REST API . Express framework easily connects to databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Oracle, Level DB, MySQL and also integrates with template engines like Jade, Mustach, Dust, etc. Some of companies like Myntra , Accenture, Client Platform, IBM are using Express .
Key Features
- Offers a highly advanced routing mechanism which helps you to determine routes of your application with the help URLs and HTTP request methods.
- Helps you to add or remove features in application.
- Provides error logs which helps you to debug the applications very easily.
- Express.js framework has supportive community and responds very quickly to solve errors.
