Brut: A New Web Framework for Ruby

Neat, this looks like it might be a good middle ground between Sinatra (which I adore) on the barebones/low-level end and Rails (which I also adore for apps that need it, but simple apps really don't).

Looking forward to trying it out!

Another option is https://roda.jeremyevans.net/, which I've found is the sweet spot in smaller projects, but can still scale up. The plugin system works really well to extend and the routing tree is really easy to work with.

Roda is hands-down my favorite framework and my go-to no matter the size of the app. It's super lightweight, crazy fast, and a great alternative to Rails, without all the extra bloat. You still get everything you need to build solid apps, just in a much leaner package.

We recently moved a legacy Rails 2.3 app over to the latest Roda, and paired it with Vite, Stimulus, and Tailwind on the frontend...and honestly, we couldn't be happier with how it turned out!

For me the middleground is hanami but ill watch bruts developement closely.