backend: Ninja framework behind nginx, because I can write Java in my sleep and it makes testing not-awful. prototyping is speedy and easy. DB: Maria. again, f

backend: Ninja framework behind nginx, because I can write Java in my sleep and it makes testing not-awful. prototyping is speedy and easy. DB: Maria. again, familiarity is key. been using MySQL for almost 20 years and it does what I expect. UI: nothing fancy. bootstrap and, if the use case absolutely requires it, jquery. have been going back to fairly js-light designs lately and clients seem happy for it.