> prefer tools that [...] I feel comfortable debugging it That's really sound advice. > prefer tools that [...] withstood the test of time That I disagree wi

> prefer tools that [...] I feel comfortable debugging it That's really sound advice. > prefer tools that [...] withstood the test of time That I disagree with, sort of. In my eyes, history of tech, and hence tech popularity distribution, is closer to random than optimal. That's probably because choosing a stack is a complex process, subject to many decisions, not all pertaining to a given technology's technical efficiency. That said, if a piece of technology is popular, sometimes its large ecosystem will help bootstrap your project faster. But not all large ecosystems, or communities, are created equal. Some ecosystems, in some cases, even though smaller in size, outperform even the largest ones.