Ask HN: What tech stack to use for my startup?

#1

Post by ViktorBash » Mon, Feb 07, 2022, 12:13 AM UTC

I'm building a website that is run of the mill CRUD (and am considering adding a mobile app in the future). I have written the backend API in Django and the frontend in React. However, I realized too late that a core marketing part of my project is SEO: React won't cut it then. I'm considering rewriting the frontend in Next.js (to solve the issues with SEO), or just completely rewriting everything in Django. I've looked through a few past HN discussions about the state of web development, but I still can't decide which is better. Right now I'm leaning towards Next.js because it would be less work/time porting React to Next.js vs Django for the frontend; this would let me launch quicker, which is quite valuable.

Do I go with the shiny new thing, or tried and true framework? Also, what do you use as your tried and true tech stack for new projects?

Re: Ask HN: What tech stack to use for my startup?

#2

Post by donatj » Mon, Feb 07, 2022, 12:17 AM UTC

Unpopular opinion but PHP/MySQL monolith, primarily server side rendering with client side enhancements, and you can have an MVC in weeks instead of months. When performance becomes a concern break off chunks into Go microservices. This is what we did and it's served us very well.

Re: Ask HN: What tech stack to use for my startup?

#3

Post by ViktorBash » Mon, Feb 07, 2022, 12:19 AM UTC

donatj wrote: post #2

Unpopular opinion but PHP/MySQL monolith, primarily server side rendering with client side enhancements, and you can have an MVC in weeks instead of months. When performance becomes a concern break off chunks into Go microservices. This is what we did and it's served us very well.

This is what I sense from Django, while Next.js would be a little more "uncharted"

Re: Ask HN: What tech stack to use for my startup?

#4

Post by dyeje » Mon, Feb 07, 2022, 1:34 AM UTC

You can move your existing front-end to a subdomain (e.g. app.startup.com) and then run your "marketing" (landing, pricing, blog, etc) pages through a separate stack.

Re: Ask HN: What tech stack to use for my startup?

#5

Post by patricklorio » Mon, Feb 07, 2022, 3:29 AM UTC

My react build scripts use https://github.com/stereobooster/react-snap to create static files which I deploy. Might be good enough for you. Otherwise I'd suggest moving the app to a different subdomain as someone else mentioned and having separate marketing pages. If you have a lot of dynamic content (ie user generated) that you want SEO'd, server side rendering is the most tried and tested.

Re: Ask HN: What tech stack to use for my startup?

#6

Post by ipaddr » Mon, Feb 07, 2022, 4:14 AM UTC

donatj wrote: post #2

Unpopular opinion but PHP/MySQL monolith, primarily server side rendering with client side enhancements, and you can have an MVC in weeks instead of months. When performance becomes a concern break off chunks into Go microservices. This is what we did and it's served us very well.

In 2022 this is the best strategy for a startup and you can still keep the react frontend

Re: Ask HN: What tech stack to use for my startup?

#7

Post by donatj » Mon, Feb 07, 2022, 4:38 AM UTC

donatj wrote: post #2

Unpopular opinion but PHP/MySQL monolith, primarily server side rendering with client side enhancements, and you can have an MVC in weeks instead of months. When performance becomes a concern break off chunks into Go microservices. This is what we did and it's served us very well.

/s/MVC/MVP/ ... I should never comment on my phone.