Backend & API Skills

Backend tools the 2026 builder reaches for. Hono and Bun are eating Express's share; FastAPI dominates Python; Axum and Loco are the hot Rust frameworks. The ORM + DB landscape has fully shifted to type-safe SQL.

For: Backend devs, API designers, full-stack engineers26 tools · 6 free preview

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honojs

hono

Edge-first, ultra-fast web framework. Eating Express's share in 2025-26.

Node frameworkHas curator take

fastify

Faster Express alternative for serious Node servers. Plugin ecosystem is mature.

Node framework

oven-sh

bun

Faster Node + ships a bundler + test runner + package manager. Drop-in for many cases.

JS runtimeHas curator take

denoland

deno

Secure-by-default TS runtime. Deno 2 (2024) added Node compatibility — viable again.

JS runtime

tiangolo

fastapi

The Python API framework. Type hints + Pydantic + async = the modern default.

Python framework

django

Old reliable. Still dominant for full-stack Python apps with admin UI.

Python framework

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Python framework
Go framework
Rust framework
TS ORM
TS query builder
BaaS-in-a-binary
New DB
Serverless Postgres
API testing
gRPC tooling
Realtime
Financial DB
Bun framework
WebRTC realtime
Durable workflows
Workflow engine

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