As a developer who has struggled with depression, I really dig this. I've got a lot of years doing backend work, and I'd be more than happy to help pro bono.

As a developer who has struggled with depression, I really dig this. I've got a lot of years doing backend work, and I'd be more than happy to help pro bono. I personally would not get too hung up on the stack you use. Find something that will get you up and writing tests and building pages as quickly as possible. Discussions about various stacks usually have to do with scaling and scaling usually is a problem after the prototype stage (which is the goal I'm guessing). Up and coding. I also agree that you should do the bulk of the work yourself. The knowledge you gain will be priceless, and in today's software development world, it is helpful for front-end guys to know what the backend guys do and vice-versa. Certainly lean on people here for help and advice, but I wouldn't have someone do all the backend work for you. Good luck to you!