I mean for me it comes down to what I am most familiar with. I am old so that means things like Digital Ocean and Express.js with plain old JavaScript. I guess

I mean for me it comes down to what I am most familiar with. I am old so that means things like Digital Ocean and Express.js with plain old JavaScript. I guess I should not admit that publicly. Or privately. But also if I was slightly less old I think I would be heavily into Python at this point especially as far as the ability to easily leverage data and AI tools and libraries. But again, my suggestion is go with what you are familiar with. And if you are less old and are excited about a new language or framework, that seems perfectly valid to me. The hard part about programming is staying motivated. So if new stuff helps with that then great. I One more take is that you should start by defining the problem in detail before you make up your mind on the architecture and technologies that you will employ. If there is a particular technology that is well suited or has a ready-made solution, you should consider that.