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I have done nothing but backend for a decade. Docker's been around for the past 6 years and still going strong. Database? Postgres, always. You have to bend it
by Daishiman 5y ago
I have done nothing but backend for a decade. Docker's been around for the past 6 years and still going strong.
Database? Postgres, always. You have to bend it so far until it breaks it's not even funny. If you need something else, you'll now.
Backend lang? Python. Framework? Django. Need data munging? NumPy/SciPy/Pandas/PySpark. Need a really high speed component? C will do, Rust if you feel fancy.
OS? Ubuntu, or Debian. They'll do well. Again, you need to have really, really good reasons to use anything else.
Of course there's alternatives! But there is absolutely no reason to move away from this stack. For some reason frontend developers seem to be either on a constant treadmill of moving technologies, or being stuck with subpar old tech with clear deficiencies.
- robertoandred 5y agoSo React has been around longer than Docker? Good to know that frontend is on a slower treadmill than backend, which according to this thread has moved on to alpine or htmx or something else.
- ryanbrunner 5y agoReact is for sure a relatively stable part of frontend, but the ecosystem around it seems to be building mountains of complexity on top of React.
- Daishiman 5y agoReact's ideas of best practices and library ecosystem have sure changed way more.