Redwood.js
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RedwoodJS is a full-stack, open-source JavaScript framework for building web applications. It was launched in 2020 by Tom Preston-Werner, a GitHub co-founder. Redwood uses a unique combination of established technologies:
- The front-end is built with React, a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
- For the back-end, Redwood uses GraphQL, a query language for APIs that allows you to request specific data and aggregate responses from multiple sources.
- It utilizes Prisma as an Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) solution to manage the database layer. Prisma helps developers build performant and safe database access.
- React Router. Redwood's router is declarative, built on the idea of "routes as a first-class concept."'
- TypeScript
- Jest
- Storybook
At a high level, RedwoodJS has two main parts:
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