A Brief History of Flask


History of Flask

  • Flask was first released in 2010 by Armin Ronacher as an April Fool's joke, but it quickly gained popularity among developers.
  • Ronacher had previously worked on another Python web framework called Pocco, but he found it too complex and decided to create a simpler alternative.
  • Flask was inspired by the Ruby web framework Sinatra, which is known for its simplicity and minimalism.
  • Flask was designed to be a micro-framework, which was a relatively new concept at the time.
  • Flask was initially released under the BSD license, which allowed for free and open-source use and distribution.
  • Over the years, Flask has become one of the most popular Python web frameworks, with a large and active community of developers contributing to its development and maintenance.

Armin Ronacher

Dwight Merriman