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I usually use Laravel, Vue, and InertiaJS for the fullstack. Even though I considered trying a new stack for [1], I decided to stick with what I am familiar with. One reason is because Laravel already integrates well with queues. However, I am not a fan of MySQL and am thinking about switching to a different database.
For static pages, regular HTML and CSS will be sufficient. For dynamic ones, I would choose Laravel (a PHP framework). I'll give a rather unpopular opinion, but in the beginning, you don't need to become a master in PHP and know every function. The Laravel documentation will guide you step by step when you want to add authentication or create a simple feature for adding dynamic content. There are also plenty of commu…
What if you need javascript? What would you recommend in addition ti to laravel? Or is Laravel enough?
Hard to say. I go with DHH: the one that makes you happy. Since you won’t know maybe just pick something mainstream. But I am against nodejs because I find the NPM ecosystem, imports, TS setup and config etc. messy and time consuming versus literally anything else. For example Go, Python, Ruby, Java, .NET, PHP are all reasonable.
Yet any one opinion is just that - one opinion. I find node easy and quick, and some of the ones in your easy list to be easy while others are time-consuming and odd. We're both right - it is all a question of what you are used to. So for someone just starting out, I agree - just pick one. You'll learn it, it is will make sense, you will be productive, and because you only know one thing everything else will seem wei…
For static pages, regular HTML and CSS will be sufficient. For dynamic ones, I would choose Laravel (a PHP framework). I'll give a rather unpopular opinion, but in the beginning, you don't need to become a master in PHP and know every function. The Laravel documentation will guide you step by step when you want to add authentication or create a simple feature for adding dynamic content. There are also plenty of commu…
What if you need javascript? What would you recommend in addition ti to laravel? Or is Laravel enough?
If you know Python choose a Python stack, if you know Java choose a Java stack.
within the language you know choose the most used one or the most boring one who existed for more than 10 years.
Clojure/clojurescript
The most productive stack is the one you already know. If you know Python choose a Python stack, if you know Java choose a Java stack. within the language you know choose the most used one or the most boring one who existed for more than 10 years.
What is the advice here exactly: "never learn anything new"?