Pedestal!

Pedestal is a set of libraries that we use to build services and applications. It runs in the back end and can serve up whole HTML pages or handle API requests. There are a lot of tools in that space, so why did we build Pedestal? We had two main reasons: * **Pedestal is designed for APIs first.** Most web app frameworks still focus on the page model and server side rendering. Pedestal lets you start simple and add that if you need it. * **Pedestal makes it easy to create live applications.** Applications must respond with immediate feedback even while some back-end communication goes on. Pedestal makes it easy to deliver server-sent events and asynchronous updates.

Pedestal alternatives

  • Node.js

  • tags: application-builder javascript server-side server-software web-applications
  • AngularJS

  • HTML is great for declaring static documents, but it falters when we try to use it for declaring dynamic views in web-applications. AngularJS lets you extend HTML vocabulary for your application. The resulting environment is extraordinarily expressive, readable, and quick to develop.

    tags: built-in-routing developer-tools dynamic-html framework javascript
  • CodeIgniter

  • PHP (version 4 or 5) framework with a thin model layer. Includes an ActiveRecord class for database agnostic (mostly) data retrieval. Good community support in its forums.

    tags: development framework php php-development php-framework
  • Ruby on Rails

  • Ruby on Rails is an open source full-stack web application framework for the Ruby programming language. Rails is a full-stack framework, meaning that it gives the Web developer the full ability to gather information from the web server, talking/querying the database, and template rendering out of the box.

    tags: framework programming web-application-framework web-development
  • Symfony

  • Symfony is a set of reusable PHP components and a PHP framework for web projects.

    tags: framework php php-code-generator php-development php-framework
  • Polymer

  • Polymer is a library that uses the latest web technologies to let you create custom HTML elements. Build anything from a button to a complete application as an encapsulated, reusable element that works across desktop and mobile.

    tags: developer-tools framework javascript-development mvc web-development
  • ExpressJS

  • Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js

    tags: browser-development developer-tools flexible javascript-development javascript-framework
  • Zend Framework

  • Extending the art & spirit of PHP, Zend Framework is based on simplicity, object-oriented best practices, corporate friendly licensing, and a rigorously tested agile codebase. Zend Framework is focused on building more secure, reliable, and modern Web 2.0 applications & web services, and consuming widely available APIs from leading vendors like Google, Amazon, Yahoo!, Flickr, as well as API providers and cataloguers like StrikeIron and ProgrammableWeb.

    tags: framework php php-development php5
  • Yii Framework

  • Yii is a high-performance component-based PHP framework best for Web 2.0 development.Yii comes with rich features: MVC, DAO/ActiveRecord, I18N/L10N, caching, authentication and role-based access control, scaffolding, testing, etc. It can reduce your development time significantly.

    tags: development-framework framework hypertext-preprocessor personal-homepage php
  • FeathersJS

  • Build incredible real-time applications in record time. Feathers is a real-time, micro-service web framework for NodeJS that gives you control over your data via RESTful resources, sockets and flexible plug-ins.

    tags: framework javascript javascript-development node.js web-applications
  • Agile Toolkit

  • Agile Toolkit is a PHP framework for developing Web User Interfaces. Inspired by desktop GUI it provides a full object-oriented foundation for Business and Presentation logic of your web software. Agile Toolkit is notable for it's simple of use and development efficiency.

    tags: Portable agile cakephp jquery php-framework