[](#benchmarks)
```sh
$ cat main.go
```
```go
package main
import "github.com/kataras/iris"
func main() {
iris.Get("/hi_json", func(c *iris.Context) {
c.JSON(200, iris.Map{
"Name": "Iris",
"Age": 2,
})
})
iris.Listen(":8080")
}
```
> Learn about [configuration](https://kataras.gitbooks.io/iris/content/configuration.html) and [render](https://kataras.gitbooks.io/iris/content/render.html).
Installation
------------
The only requirement is Go 1.6
`$ go get -u github.com/kataras/iris/iris`
>If you are connected to the Internet through China [click here](https://kataras.gitbooks.io/iris/content/install.html)
- [E-book Cover - Which one you suggest?](https://github.com/kataras/iris/issues/67)
**TIP** Be sure to read the [history](HISTORY.md) for Migrating from 2.x to 3.x.
Philosophy
------------
The Iris philosophy is to provide robust tooling for HTTP, making it a great solution for single page applications, web sites, hybrids, or public HTTP APIs.
Iris does not force you to use any specific ORM or template engine. With support for the most used template engines, you can quickly craft the perfect application.
Benchmarks
------------
[This Benchmark suite](https://github.com/smallnest/go-web-framework-benchmark) aims to compare the whole HTTP request processing between Go web frameworks.
[Please click here to view all detailed benchmarks.](https://github.com/smallnest/go-web-framework-benchmark)
Testing
------------
Iris suggests you to use [this](https://github.com/gavv/httpexpect) new suite to test your API.
[Httpexpect](https://github.com/gavv/httpexpect) supports fasthttp & Iris after [recommandation](https://github.com/gavv/httpexpect/issues/2). Its author is very active so I believe its a promising library. You can view examples [here](https://github.com/gavv/httpexpect/blob/master/example/iris_test.go) and [here](https://github.com/kataras/iris/blob/master/tests/router_test.go).
A big thanks goes to [all people](https://github.com/kataras/iris/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=label%3A%22feature+request%22) who help building this framework with feature-requests, bug reports and more!
The author of Iris is [@kataras](https://github.com/kataras).
