fullstack apps @ NIRV

• standard application development @ nirv.ai
• wouldnt trust anything in this repo while this line exists

TLDR

• NIRV uses nimlang and JS... for all application development

why nim and js

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand. Martin

• nimlang and JS are the most usable and flexible languages on the planet
• anything you can build, can be built and maintained competitively and economically
• if you are:
  • searching for ultimate performance: start here
  • reasonable person building profitable and competitive applications: continue reading

When opinions clash

the hardest part in making a choice, is figuring out who to blame when things go wrong. Master Yuan-Ma, The Book of Programming

• NIRV prefers openminded frameworks and libraries vs the opinionated toolset or kitchen sink
• adhering to the unix philisophy
  • Make it easy to write, test, and run programs.
  • Write programs that do one thing and do it well.
  • Write programs to work together.
  • Self-supporting system: all software is built with nimlang and js

apis / servers

• IMO anything not FE specific should be in nimlang
  • however, JS only devs should use elysia
• nimlang

bff: backends for frontends

• any service/application specifically supporting an FE app should be in JS for interoperability (from a developer perspective)
  • however this may change as adoption of and migration to nimlang continues
• elysia
• bun
  • deno / nodejs could be used as well
  • IMO bun should be preferred as it supports executing nimlang files via bun:ffi

fe: frontends

• depending on the developer skillset, scope and complexity of the FE application
• nim developers
  • karax
    • SPAs for nim
• js developers
  • mithril micro framework
    • when react / svelt is overkill
  • reactjs
    • best developer experience
  • svelte
    • the next GOAT of FE frameworks
    • still a long way to go before we drop react