# hoisie/web

The easiest way to create web applications with Go

Repository: https://github.com/hoisie/web
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hoisie-web
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-06-29T16:29:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6112, "days_push": 795, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3682, forks 705 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:13.776123+00:00)

## What it is
web.go is a lightweight web framework for Go inspired by Sinatra and web.py, offering regex-based URL routing, secure cookies, and fastcgi/scgi support. It compiles to native code for fast, simple backend web services without imposing scaffolding.

## Use cases
- build a simple REST API in Go
- create a small web service with regex URL routing
- serve static files efficiently from Go
- write a sinatra-style web app in Go
- run a lightweight backend behind fastcgi
- handle GET and POST form parameters in a Go web app

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, no-scaffolding Go web framework with a familiar Sinatra-like API
- you need a tiny, fast backend service with regex routing and secure cookies
- you're maintaining an existing codebase already built on web.go

## When to avoid
- you need a modern, actively developed framework with middleware ecosystems like Gin, Echo, or Chi
- you need HTTP/2, WebSockets, or modern Go net/http features out of the box
- you're starting a new production project where long-term maintenance matters

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, http-server, routing, middleware
- domain: web-development, backend, apis
- platform: go, windows, cross-platform
- tags: sinatra-style, lightweight, regex-routing, fastcgi, secure-cookies, go, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- hoisie/web (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.776123+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:13.040315+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hoisie/web (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.776123+00:00, sha 0562df7ba191)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.