Bolt and WebLib

[max]

Hi everyone,

I can see that in Ring 1.27 there are several web libraries available.

Could someone explain when I should use Bolt and when I should use WebLib? Also, does one replace the other, or are they intended for different use cases?

Any guidance or best practices would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[Mahmoud Fayed]

Hello Max

(1) The Scope

The WebLib is just a (Library)

The Bolt framework is a (Framework)

(2) WebLib Goal

* Functions that supports CGI (very old way to create web apps) it's simple and works for small apps or apps with small number of users/requests

* Functions/Classes that generate HTML (using Ring functions/classes or using HTML templates)

(3) Bolt framework goal

* Modern framework with many powerful features

* Support developing apps that could scale to large number of users/requests

Greetings,

Mahmoud