Express.js Has a Free Node.js Framework Powering 90 Percent of Node Backends

Express.js is the most popular Node.js web framework, with 60M+ weekly npm downloads. It powers backends at Uber, IBM, and Accenture. What You Get for Free Minimal and flexible — unopinionated routing Middleware ecosystem — thousands of packages Template engines — EJS, Pug, Handlebars Static files — built-in serving Error handling — centralized error middleware Hello World const express = require ( ' express ' ); const app = express (); app . get ( ' /api/hello ' , ( req , res ) => { res . json ({ message : ' Hello World ' }); }); app . listen ( 3000 ); Middleware Pattern app . use ( express . json ()); app . use (( req , res , next ) => { console . log ( req . method , req . url ); next (); }); Express vs Fastify Feature Express Fastify Downloads 60M/week 5M/week Speed Good 2x faster Schema Manual Built-in Need Node.js backend help? Check my work on GitHub or email spinov001@gmail.com for consulting.