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Dec 9, 2020, 1:43:49 AM12/9/20

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Hello Friends

I am trying to build an WebApp, and this is my first one. do we need to use external router like gorilla/mux for routing ?

Eli Bendersky

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Dec 9, 2020, 12:44:12 PM12/9/20

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On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 10:43 PM AWS CloudExperts <reachclo...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Friends
I am trying to build an WebApp, and this is my first one. do we need to use external router like gorilla/mux for routing ?

You certainly don't "need" to use one. Go has a router built into the net/http package. A simple example of a trivial "web app" is available here: https://gobyexample.com/http-servers -- it uses the built-in router.

That said, many folks do prefer to use gorilla/mux or other advanced routers for the extra features they offer over the built-in ones. Others prefer to use more complete web-app frameworks like Gin or Beego. YMMV based on your exact needs.