Introducing Marten: A minimal, elegant Go web framework — feedback welcome!

jackprescott · January 8, 2026, 4:58pm

Hi Go devs

I’ve been working on Marten, a minimal Go web framework designed to help you write clean APIs with no friction.

Key highlights:

Minimalist design, zero boilerplate
Fast routing and middleware support
Clear docs with examples: https://gomarten.github.io/docs/

I’d love your feedback on:

API design: intuitive, easy to use?
Missing features that would make Marten more useful
Anything else that stands out (good or bad!)

Looking forward to your thoughts

jackprescott · January 8, 2026, 5:14pm

here is the github repo: GitHub - gomarten/marten: Elegant, minimalist Go web framework – nothing in the way.

LIANGQI0811 · January 9, 2026, 6:36am

I’ve just finished reading all the source code (it took me 30 minutes). The design is so concise. It’s awesome, I’ll give you a star.

jackprescott · January 9, 2026, 7:05am

Thanks so much for diving into the source code and taking the time to read it all—that means a lot! I’m thrilled you found the design concise and awesome. Appreciate the star and the kind words; feedback like this keeps me motivated. If you have any questions or ideas while using it…feel free to open an issue or PR.