[merb]

I'm not sure if I would call a framework that uses jetty under the hood, that micro...

[peeters]

Personally I don't use macro/micro to describe the bytecode footprint, but rather the API/conceptual footprint. If Jetty is secure and performant, and Javalin keeps it encapsulated, I think micro is a fair descriptor still.

[meddlepal]

Why not? Jetty is pretty lightweight as far as JVM http servers go...

[oaiey]

Well if nancyfx is micro so is Javalin. NancyFX is nowadays built on Kestrel from ASP.NET Core.