I agree with what you're saying, but I don't think it answers GP's question. OP didn't partner or hire someone to do something on an obscure stack, but OP thems

I agree with what you're saying, but I don't think it answers GP's question. OP didn't partner or hire someone to do something on an obscure stack, but OP themself as a non-programmer by trade chose that stack, and GP now wonders how OP came to that choice, as opposed to whatever should be the top hit when searching for a stack.