This depends on your goal: Are you trying to build + finish a project, or learn a new skill? I like to separate these goals, or otherwise try to scope projects

This depends on your goal: Are you trying to build + finish a project, or learn a new skill? I like to separate these goals, or otherwise try to scope projects very narrowly. For the former, I tend to reach for the tech stack that I've spent years working in and can very quickly spin up projects in. This is heavily specific to your background, but for me: - Frontend: React, vite, react-router, Chakra UI. - Backend: Node.js + Express - Database: PostgreSQL - Scheduled jobs/ML/data processing: Python - Deployment/Infrastructure: Docker, docker-compose, AWS EC2 or Lightsail, Digital Ocean droplets, Netlify, Render For the latter, there are lots of potentially better options, whether that's server-side rendering, serverless functions, etc. (Next.js, fly.io, supabase, are a few examples) and again depends on your industry.