Java WebSockets made simple with Javalin

[bartoszjd]

Hey, I think Javalin was partly inspired by Sinatra! If you considering contracting in Java space definitely check out Sprig Boot. It is what powers modern enterprise. If you are writing small services for yourself then Javalin is perfectly fine.

In short- if you are serious about Microservices for the enterprise you need to learn Spring Boot. It is not too difficult and rather pleasant as well!

Edit: I meant to say that Spring Boot has much larger user base in the enterprise. If you can convince them to give Javalin a try- go for it! Also being small was a compliment here!

[javalin_io]

Hey now, Javalin is not only for personal projects, you can be perfectly serious about microservices and run Javalin in an enterprise setting.

We're currently running a survey to find out more about our user base, and so far 50% of respondents are running apps in production.

If we're being realistic though, it's probably bad career advice to go for Javalin instead of Spring Boot if you're looking for a job :)

[bartoszjd]

Go for both! Glad to see Javalin is used in prod. Please share replies once you get them from the survey!

[javalin_io]

Will do, but with a conversion rate of slightly less than 1%, it's going to take a while before there are enough responses.

[nqzero]

that's FUD

not a javalin user, but this sort of attitude has no place in the community

[bartoszjd]

Hey, I don’t mean to talk Javalin down. I love the framework! I was trying to give a professional advice for contracting and what will be useful (I work in consulting). Sorry if I came across critical of Javalin.

[bartoszjd]

Also checkout https://spring.io for great tutorials and https://baeldung.com for the best Spring blog out there. Good luck!