Ask HN: Framework for REST

1 pointjonascopenhagen3 comments

Can anyone recommend a good framework for a simple REST service with JSON? I know PHP, Python, Ruby and JavaScript (not a big fan of Node, though).

What I'm looking for is a framework that is fast and simple and preferably isn't bogged down by a lot of code aimed at outputting HTML, since I'll only need JSON.

I'm going to use the REST service in connection with single-page apps built with AngularJS.

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I've had a lot of luck writing RESTful JSON APIs for mobile Apps with the Slim Framework [PHP]... lightweight and easy to use

http://www.slimframework.com/

What do you use for database access? It doesn't have a built-in ORM like many of the other frameworks, as far as I can see.

Sinatra is great for simple REST APIs. Throw in ActiveRecord (or DataMapper, but I prefer ActiveRecord's migrations), and RABL and it would be perfect for making small APIs for single-page apps.

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