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Drogon
Developer(s)An Tao
Initial releaseApril 27, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-27)
Stable release
1.8.4[1] / March 20, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-03-20)
Repositorygithub.com/drogonframework/drogon
Written inC++
Operating systemLinux, macOS, FreeBSD, Windows
TypeWeb framework
LicenseMIT License
Websitedrogon.org

Drogon is a HTTP application framework written in the C++ programming language, supporting either C++20 or C++17 with Boost. Drogon can be used to build various web application server programs using C++. It is a cross-platform framework, supporting Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, HaikuOS and Windows.

The name Drogon comes from the dragon named Drogon in the TV series Game of Thrones.

In May 2020, Drogon has won the first place in the TechEmpower benchmark Round 19 Composite framework score.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Release v1.8.4 · drogonframework/drogon". GitHub. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  2. ^ "TechEmpower Web Framework Performance Comparison". www.techempower.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. ^ "Framework Benchmarks Round 19 - TechEmpower Blog". www.techempower.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

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