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The original was posted on /r/java by /u/bvandermeer on 2023-11-07 18:52:38.

My primary language is Java and I'm looking for a lightweight API development framework. I love the syntax of Boot but could do without the bloat. I'm not building some enterprise solution with scalability and robust security in mind; just a basic API accessing data from some persistent light SQL db like sqlite to be consumed by a React app.

I know at the end of the day I can still use Boot, but I'm in search for something barebones. I'm hearing some buzz around Kotlin and Scala; would they have what I'm looking for? Like akin to FastAPI, or even Flask from Python but Java syntax or syntax-like?