Web builders searching for a neater time with the Rust language could wish to take a look at Cot, an rising internet framework pitched as being for “lazy developers.”
While nonetheless in early levels of growth and never prepared for manufacturing use, Cot guarantees to mix an “easy-to-use” API modeled after the Django internet framework and a built-in ORM (object-relational mapper) for database interplay. Other options of Cot embody sort security, an admin panel, and safeguards towards widespread internet vulnerabilities designed to make apps “secure by default.” Developers can check out Cot by operating the command cargo set up cot-cli && cot new.
“Cot was born out of frustration — the kind that every Rust developer feels when searching for a batteries-included, Django-like web framework that just handles the basics for you,” Cot co-developer Mateusz Mackowski wrote in a February 18 weblog publish. “While Rust is a really mature language, the web ecosystem is still sort of lacking. Let’s change that.” Mackowski describes himself as an open-source contributor within the Rust ecosystem. He and Marek Grzelak, a hobbyist Rust developer, are partnering within the growth of Cot.
