3 posts tagged with "DSL"

In the world of software development, there's a persistent myth that we must choose between code that is pleasant to write and code that scales well technically. Many believe that as systems grow, elegance must give way to verbosity, and expressivity must be sacrificed for safety and performance.

Snitch challenges this false dichotomy by combining the best of both worlds: an incredibly expressive DSL with the rigorous type safety of Kotlin. Let's explore why expressivity matters at scale, and how Snitch pushes the boundaries of what's possible.

Building production-grade HTTP APIs can be complex and time-consuming. Many frameworks offer simplicity at the cost of readability or performance when systems grow beyond simple examples. Today, I'm excited to introduce you to Snitch: a Kotlin HTTP framework that prioritizes readability and maintainability while delivering exceptional performance and a powerful feature set.

When examining modern web frameworks, one pattern appears consistently: the heavy use of annotations to configure behavior. From Spring's @RequestMapping to JAX-RS's @Path, annotations have become the standard way to define routes, validation, and more. But Snitch takes a different approach with its expressive DSL. Here's why that matters for your codebase.