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Ask HN: What is your favorite stack for solo web development and why?

1 points by nrjames 3y ago

In the face of increasing complexity of web development, I'm curious what tech stacks and libraries you like to use for solo (for fun or profit) data-backed web dev projects and why you prefer them. Other than familiarity with the tech, what advantages do you experience? Any favorite resources for learning them?

jonathan-adly 3y ago
Django + HTMX. Can go from nothing to a deployed web app in a week. zero complexity, unmatched stability, and every boilerplate thing is written for you.
- rmvt 3y ago
  any learning material recommendations on this?
  - nrjames 3y ago
    I've been looking into HTMX in the past week, actually. This YouTube series is good: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-2EBeDYMIbRByZ8GXhcnQSuv2dog4JxY https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-2EBeDYMIbRByZ8GXhcn... Also found this: https://github.com/spookylukey/django-htmx-patterns https://github.com/spookylukey/django-htmx-patterns
bpmedley 3y ago
ASP.Net Core MVC deployed on Linux. Has everything + a sweet ORM. Also, WebAssembly support is good and improving.
mmphosis 3y ago
A PC running Linux or a Mac, a File browser that can connect to NFS, and a Text editor. A raspberry pi running Linux, Apache and NFS. Straight up HTML, no CSS, no JavaScript. because Keep It Simple