--- title: "Node Framework Popularity" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 258 published_at: "2018-10-04" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/258" --- The latest Node.js news, articles, tools, and projects. #258 — October 4, 2018 [Read on the Web](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/258) Node Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/hnwazrbqe61hofcj6eaf.jpg)](https://hueniverse.com/on-node-framework-popularity-355fbde5cbe4) [On Node Framework Popularity](https://hueniverse.com/on-node-framework-popularity-355fbde5cbe4) — Findings from asking over 800 developers their thoughts on various Node HTTP frameworks. It won’t be a surprise that Express.js is the most used, but what is the _most liked_? 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