Best Framework for Web Development Backend

If you want to choose what to learn, there is no best framework for backend web development. But for developing a certain software? Yes, there is probably a best framework in every situation. First, let's dig into what the backend is. 

Backend, what is it, why do we need it

The backend refers to where the logic of web applications is stored. When a user interacts with the user interface and sends or asks for data, we need to process something before getting or saving the data. Do they have the proper access permission? What are they asking for, and how should we get that data from the database? What other subprocesses need to be run to do what the user asked us to do?

In short, the backend or server side of the web application receives user requests from the UI and returns a suitable response in a format that the caller understands.

But how should we choose between them?

Quality attributes

In software engineering references, the quality of software is determined by how closely the quality attributes in that project align with business needs.

So, let's dive into the first part of that statement. The characteristics that define if a software is good or bad in a specific area. Some of the famous ones are these:

Security

Security is categorized into three sections: application, data, and infrastructure. But mainly, it's about ensuring that no one can do something we (software designers) don't want them to.

Scalability

It's about how easy it is for software to handle increased workloads with minimum change in infrastructure. So, one application may be able to handle 100 users on the same infrastructure that another application is able to handle 1000 users on.

Performance

It's about how fast a piece of software can respond to the request of its callers, without counting in delays from other external sources.

There are many other quality attributes, such as extendibility, recoverability, availability, etc., but these three are what are mostly considered when choosing a technology for web development software.

List of famous backend frameworks

Here is a list of the top backend frameworks being used worldwide and their strength areas.

IMPORANT NOTE: You can make almost any kind of web application with any type of backend framework. What we are discussing is which one is most suitable for a certain situation. Keep in mind that in many cases, they can be used for creating any kind of web application.

ASP.NET Core

ASP.NET Core is developed by Microsoft and is famous for being a cross-platform, high-performance backend development framework that uses the C# programming language at its core. It's mostly suitable for large-scale, enterprise-level applications and has great integration with Microsoft's famous tools like Azure, Microsoft SQLServer, and Microsoft Power BI, one of the best Business intelligence software in the world.

Node.js

Node.js is a framework that uses JavaScript in the backend, making it very easy for people who already know JS from front-end development to dive into the backend without learning a new language. While the easy learning curve for front-end developers is not important in a software application's quality attributes, it's really important if you have a team that only knows JavaScript and want to create a software team around them.

Of course, that's not the only strength of Node.js. It's also known for having good output in Real-Time applications that need constant connection with the front end. Its non-blocking I/O model allows it to handle that kind of situation very efficiently.

Applications like Streaming services or chatrooms and collaborative tools are the kind of software that can benefit from such a feature.

Laravel

Laravel is based on PHP, which many content management systems (CMS) like Wordpress are written on. However, Laravel enforces PHP developers to use certain guidelines and best practices, which enhances the security and overall quality of the output. It's very well integrated with e-commerce tools and open source projects and can be a good choice if you want to have rich e-commerce support in your frameworks community.

Spring boot

Spring boot is a Java-based framework. Like ASP.net, it's very suitable for enterprise-level applications, and what I find out is that it can be a great boost to choose Java if we are creating a new and interdisciplinary application that combines some fields together, like creating a healthcare system. Although that has nothing to do with the spring boot itself and is more about Java, it could be helpful if someone is trying to create an IAAS (infrastructure as a software) system and is reading this article.

Django 

Django is a Python-based framework that enables Python developers to create web applications. It uses the same guidelines and best practices as other frameworks and is very well-suited for people who already know Python and want to create web applications.

How to choose

It depends on whether you are a software project manager or a business owner. If you are a business owner, you should consult with a software developer. Most of the time, the technology for a simple e-commerce, shop, or service provider website really doesn't matter! Because the predicted load is so insignificant (relatively), any kind of backend technology can get the job done. In most cases, as a business owner, you should be more concerned about the quality and personality of the software team that you are working with rather than their choice of technology.

But if you are a software project manager, try to educate yourself about quality attributes and detect what your project needs. Then, you can adapt those attributes to the information we provided above and choose the right technology.

Remember, choosing the right technology is not about only the framework itself. You need to consider the third-party tools that your software solution will use and the compatibility level of those tools together.

If you have any questions or need to decide right now what technology to use to create it, feel free to reserve your completely free consultation meeting with us using the contact us form.

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