Micronaut (framework)

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Micronaut
Developer(s) Graeme Rocher
Initial releaseMay 2018
Stable release
4.8.2 [1]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg / 17 April 2025;56 days ago (17 April 2025)
Repository Micronaut core repository, Micronaut platform repository
Written in Java, Groovy
Operating system Cross-platform
Platform Cross-platform (JVM)
Type Software framework
License Apache License 2.0
Website micronaut.io

Micronaut is an open source JVM-based framework for building lightweight microservices. [2] [3]

It is designed to avoid reflection, thus reducing memory consumption and improving start times. [4] [5] Features which would typically be implemented at run-time are instead pre-computed at compile time. [6] [7]

It was created by Graeme Rocher, who also created the Grails framework. In June 2020, Rocher co-founded the Micronaut Foundation, which aims to "advance innovation and adoption of Micronaut". [8] Micronaut is continually developed and maintained by Object Computing Inc. [6]

References

  1. "Micronaut Platform 4.8.2" . Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  2. Rouse, Margaret. "Micronaut framework". TechTarget . Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. "Micronaut: The future of microservices in the JVM". JAXenter. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. "Talking about Micronaut with Graeme Rocher". CROZ. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. Sierkstra, Jack (13 November 2018). "Micronaut: a new Spring-like framework focussed on minimal memory consumption". Info Support Blog. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 Brown, Jeff Scott (July 24, 2020). "The Future of Micronaut". TechWell.
  7. Morales, Alexa Weber. "Oracle BrandVoice: Grails Founder: What Java Developers Don't Know About Memory Can Cost Them Money in the Cloud". Forbes. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. "Object Computing Announces Establishment of New Micronaut Foundation". Object Computing. Retrieved 17 February 2024.