What is Echo?
Echo is a high-performance, minimalist Go web framework that provides us with the tools to quickly build a REST API. But what does “quickly” mean? If we use Echo, it already implements many things for us. For example, CORS, JWT authentication, and logging are already there for us. We can also marshal and unmarshal to different formats, such as JSON or XML, integrate with Let’s Encrypt, and much more.
All these features make Echo a powerful tool for building REST APIs, removing much of the burden of implementing and testing everything from scratch. However, it is essential to note that Echo is not a silver bullet. It is a framework that provides a lot of convenience, but as with any framework, it comes with a set of trade-offs.
When to use Echo
Echo shines in scenarios where you need to build REST APIs quickly and want to leverage pre-built solutions for common problems. Some interesting scenarios are outlined here:
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