Dart vs. node for flutter app server side

#1

Post by LawZ » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 4:02 PM UTC

Hey,

I want to start a new project to learn flutter. I would like to know your opinion about which language should i use for the server side.

thanks,

Re: Dart vs. node for flutter app server side

#2

Post by marianocordoba » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 6:37 PM UTC

I had the same question and ended up with Node, just because there are a lot of resources and a big community to help. Also, I can't share code between server and app, so I can't save code by using Dart on the server. But in the end both can be used and is your choice, none is better. If you go with Dart, I recommend you to check out https://aqueduct.io/

Re: Dart vs. node for flutter app server side

#3

Post by LawZ » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 7:24 PM UTC

marianocordoba wrote: post #2

I had the same question and ended up with Node, just because there are a lot of resources and a big community to help. Also, I can't share code between server and app, so I can't save code by using Dart on the server. But in the end both can be used and is your choice, none is better. If you go with Dart, I recommend you to check out https://aqueduct.io/

Thank you for your comment. I tried aqueduct, but at the end, I felt node is the right choice (for now).

Re: Dart vs. node for flutter app server side

#4

Post by isoos » Sun, Mar 03, 2019, 8:20 AM UTC

Depends on what you want to do on the server side. For many, it is enough to have a Postgresql database backend, and a very limited amount of other services needed, in such cases Dart is great for server side.

If you rely on many third-party services, chances are that the client API coverage is not that great, and you are better off with node at this point.

Re: Dart vs. node for flutter app server side

#5

Post by isoos » Sun, Mar 03, 2019, 8:21 AM UTC

marianocordoba wrote: post #2

I had the same question and ended up with Node, just because there are a lot of resources and a big community to help. Also, I can't share code between server and app, so I can't save code by using Dart on the server. But in the end both can be used and is your choice, none is better. If you go with Dart, I recommend you to check out https://aqueduct.io/

Not sure why you say you can't share code between server and app: if the code is in a common library that both import, it can be shared.

Re: Dart vs. node for flutter app server side

#6

Post by graphicbeacon » Sun, Mar 03, 2019, 9:33 AM UTC

LawZ wrote: post #3

marianocordoba wrote: post #2

I had the same question and ended up with Node, just because there are a lot of resources and a big community to help. Also, I can't share code between server and app, so I can't save code by using Dart on the server. But in the end both can be used and is your choice, none is better. If you go with Dart, I recommend you to check out https://aqueduct.io/

Thank you for your comment. I tried aqueduct, but at the end, I felt node is the right choice (for now).

Hey LawZ, thanks for sharing your resolve. Perhaps you could shed a bit more light on your decision.

Also, would it not be better to save yourself the context-switching between ecosystems and sticking with Dart?

I made a YouTube video series on Aqueduct and would love to gather your thoughts: https://youtu.be/vvDomA-ru3E

Re: Dart vs. node for flutter app server side

#7

Post by thosakwe » Mon, Mar 04, 2019, 6:38 AM UTC

marianocordoba wrote: post #2

I had the same question and ended up with Node, just because there are a lot of resources and a big community to help. Also, I can't share code between server and app, so I can't save code by using Dart on the server. But in the end both can be used and is your choice, none is better. If you go with Dart, I recommend you to check out https://aqueduct.io/

There is also Angel: https://angel-dart.github.io

People tend to ignore it in these conversations (which frankly, is often disheartening), but it’s been used in production, and is nearly done with a large upgrade.

(disclaimer: I am the creator)

Re: Dart vs. node for flutter app server side

#8

Post by marianocordoba » Sun, Mar 10, 2019, 10:45 AM UTC

isoos wrote: post #5

marianocordoba wrote: post #2

I had the same question and ended up with Node, just because there are a lot of resources and a big community to help. Also, I can't share code between server and app, so I can't save code by using Dart on the server. But in the end both can be used and is your choice, none is better. If you go with Dart, I recommend you to check out https://aqueduct.io/

Not sure why you say you can't share code between server and app: if the code is in a common library that both import, it can be shared.

I mean, in my case i can share some utilities, but most of the code is just too specific to client/server.

Re: Dart vs. node for flutter app server side

#9

Post by marianocordoba » Sun, Mar 10, 2019, 10:46 AM UTC

thosakwe wrote: post #7

marianocordoba wrote: post #2

I had the same question and ended up with Node, just because there are a lot of resources and a big community to help. Also, I can't share code between server and app, so I can't save code by using Dart on the server. But in the end both can be used and is your choice, none is better. If you go with Dart, I recommend you to check out https://aqueduct.io/

There is also Angel: https://angel-dart.github.io People tend to ignore it in these conversations (which frankly, is often disheartening), but it’s been used in production, and is nearly done with a large upgrade. (disclaimer: I am the creator)

Thanks for sharing and great job btw! I will give it a try soon.