Ask HN: What's an example of a good Express backend?

2 pointshahnbee3y ago4 comments

I consider myself a stronger frontend developer than a backend one. I want to learn what the best file structure is for an Express backend. Do you guys have any good source available examples?

Ask HN: What's an example of a good Express backend?

2 pointshahnbee3y ago4 comments

I consider myself a stronger frontend developer than a backend one. I want to learn what the best file structure is for an Express backend. Do you guys have any good source available examples?

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bradwood3y ago· 2 in thread

Check out Nest JS. It's an opinionated overlay on Express which might be helpful as good for thought.

hahnbeeOP3y ago

This is smart. I already use next.js for my frontend. Mirroring its structure for my backend will be good for consistency. Thanks!

bradwood3y ago

Note I said NEST not NEXT.

revskill3y ago· 1 in thread

There's no "best" ones. But there's guiding principles to help you achieve one.

It's Clean Architecture, or Hexagon Architecture.

The idea is, the business layer dependencies is just interfaces. So you can easily mock in test.

hahnbeeOP3y ago

Whoa thanks. Both look cool. I'll check them out.

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5 comments · 2 top-level

bradwood3y ago· 2 in thread

Check out Nest JS. It's an opinionated overlay on Express which might be helpful as good for thought.

hahnbeeOP3y ago

This is smart. I already use next.js for my frontend. Mirroring its structure for my backend will be good for consistency. Thanks!

bradwood3y ago

Note I said NEST not NEXT.

revskill3y ago· 1 in thread

There's no "best" ones. But there's guiding principles to help you achieve one.

It's Clean Architecture, or Hexagon Architecture.

The idea is, the business layer dependencies is just interfaces. So you can easily mock in test.

hahnbeeOP3y ago

Whoa thanks. Both look cool. I'll check them out.

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Ask HN: What's an example of a good Express backend?

Ask HN: What's an example of a good Express backend?