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Tech Stack Comparisons

Motivation

I spend a bunch of time researching different tech choices. Might as well publicize them.

Aka: The Jamstack bible

Choices

Frontend web frameworks

Maybe a separate post.

  • Vue
  • React
  • Try: Svelte?

CSS

  • Tailwind
  • Bulma

Hosting

  • Netlify
  • Vercel
  • Try: Firebase...?

Database

  • Firebase
  • Try: GraphQL (hasura?)

Auth

  • Firebase auth
  • Try: auth0?

Analytics

  • Google analytics / Firebase analytics

Payments

  • Stripe!!!

Email

Tbh these all suck atm

  • Mailjet
  • Mailchimp

Domain registrars

Kind of a commodity but you need one anyways.

  • Namecheap
  • Google Domains
  • Gandi.net

Talking to users

  • Crisp/intercom?

Forms

  • Google Forms
  • Mail integrated forms

Philosophy

  • Want to spend as little time as possible using. β€œIt just works”
    • Okay to set up once, I guess. Ideally it
  • Or: the returns to getting used to it are super high (see: web framework)

See also