Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework
Express is fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework. Licensed under MIT, it is extremely popular in the JavaScript ecosystem with 91.6M weekly downloads.
Express has an excellent overall health score of 85/100. Its strongest dimension is maintenance (100/100), while quality (50/100) is the area with most room for improvement. This package is well-maintained and actively used.
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