In the world of backend development, an API without documentation is like a library without a card catalog—it might contain amazing resources, but nobody knows how to find or use them.
It is October 2025, and the Node.js ecosystem looks vastly different than it did just a few years ago. While we still see the lingering dominance of legacy frameworks in maintenance projects, the “New Wave” of web frameworks has firmly established itself as the standard for greenfield development.
It’s an age-old debate in the Node.js ecosystem, yet it remains as relevant today as it was five years ago. Which framework should you choose for your next production-grade application?
