Programming Languages

(PL-100) Approved Programming Languages

Language	Frontend	Backend	Mobile
Java	Prohibited	Java SE 11 Java SE 17	See PL-110
JavaScript	See PL-110	See PL-110	See PL-110
Swift	Prohibited	Prohibited	Swift 5
Python	Prohibited	See PL-110	Prohibited
C#	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
PHP	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
C/C++	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Objective-C	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited

Rationale:

• We restrict the programming languages and frameworks in BloomTech Labs so that we can focus our resources on a subset of available technologies. By narrowing the field of choices, we feel that product quality will be improved through the sharing of common knowledge and reusable components.

Exceptions:

• None

(PL-110) Approved Frameworks

Framework	Permitted Versions	Notes
React	> 16.13	-
Create React App	> 3.0.0	-
Next.js	None	Prohibited
Angular	None	Prohibited
Vue.js	None	Prohibited
Spring Framework	> 5.2.0	-
Spring Boot	> 2.0.0	-
Node.js	> 14	-
Express	> 4.17.0	-
Android SDK	> 10	-
React Native	> 0.60	-
FastAPI	> 0.75	-

Rationale:

• We restrict the frameworks and versions in BloomTech Labs so that we can focus our resources on a subset of available technologies. By narrowing the field of choices, we feel that product quality will be improved through the sharing of common knowledge and reusable components.

Exceptions:

• None