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Framework

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In software engineering, a framework usually means a foundation for building something in particular. You might use a web framework like NextJS or Django instead of writing a web server from scratch. You might use a frontend framework like React instead of writing tons of JavaScript from scratch. You might use an observability framework like Prometheus instead of emitting logs and metrics from scratch.

There’s no formal line between a framework and a software package or library.

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The most popular way to build interactive web apps.

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