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Web Dev · by Aoife Murphy · 2026-10-19

Choosing a backend for a side project

Looking for something I can deploy cheaply and maintain alone. Node, Go, or something boring like Django?

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Oliver Smith · 14 likes

Tailwind debate again? grab the popcorn

Nour Ali · 4 likes

Good take, hadnt considered that

Aarav Sharma · 9 likes

Lighthouse score isnt everything but clients love it

Nima Ahmadi · 10 likes

Well said

Lucas Williams · 6 likes

We migrated last year and honestly the DX improvement was real

Ethan Brooks · 8 likes

I read that twice and still chuckled

Nusrat Akter · 2 likes

Yeah same here

Rapid Noodle · 5 likes

Every month a new framework, I'm sticking with what works

Gentle Noodle · 14 likes

This ^

Can Arslan · 4 likes

Good take, hadnt considered that

Miguel Santos · 3 likes

Server rendering is back and I dont know how to feel

Maya Williams · 10 likes

True, learned it the hard way

Maya Putri · 2 likes

Caching bugs ate my entire weekend

Camille Dubois · 13 likes

Well said

Jasmine Cruz · 5 likes

Well said

Léa Bernard · 0 likes

Accessibility gets skipped way too often

Diego García · 10 likes

This ^

Hana Choi · 1 likes

Not sure I agree but ok

Budi Santoso · 0 likes

Bundle size is what actually hurts users, not the framework

Midnight Panda · 4 likes

Well said

Jiho Lee · 3 likes

Ha, my wallet disagrees