Manual Routing vs Convention Based Routing

Developers should learn manual routing when building lightweight applications, custom frameworks, or when they need maximum flexibility and control over URL structures and request handling meets developers should use convention based routing when building applications with predictable url structures, as it speeds up development by eliminating manual route definitions and reduces configuration errors. Here's our take.

Manual Routing

Nice Pick

Developers should learn manual routing when building lightweight applications, custom frameworks, or when they need maximum flexibility and control over URL structures and request handling

Pros

• It's particularly useful in scenarios where framework constraints are limiting, such as in microservices, serverless functions, or legacy systems that don't use modern routing libraries
• Related to: http-protocol, url-parsing

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Convention Based Routing

Developers should use Convention Based Routing when building applications with predictable URL structures, as it speeds up development by eliminating manual route definitions and reduces configuration errors

Pros

• It is particularly useful in rapid prototyping, CRUD-heavy applications, and frameworks like ASP
• Related to: asp-net-mvc, ruby-on-rails

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Manual Routing if: You want it's particularly useful in scenarios where framework constraints are limiting, such as in microservices, serverless functions, or legacy systems that don't use modern routing libraries and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Convention Based Routing if: You prioritize it is particularly useful in rapid prototyping, crud-heavy applications, and frameworks like asp over what Manual Routing offers.

The Bottom Line

Manual Routing wins

Developers should learn manual routing when building lightweight applications, custom frameworks, or when they need maximum flexibility and control over URL structures and request handling