How we choose a tech stack
The best stack is rarely the newest one. It's the one your team can move fast in for years.
Choosing technology is a values decision disguised as a technical one. Pick for novelty and you'll pay in stability; pick purely for safety and you'll fall behind. The art is knowing which risks are worth taking.
Boring where it counts
We default to well-understood, well-supported tools for the load-bearing parts of a product, and save the adventurous choices for places where they create real advantage. A stack should be exciting in its outcomes, not its incident reports.
We also choose for the team that has to live with it — hiring, onboarding, and the ability to move quickly a year from now. The right stack is the one that still feels fast long after the initial excitement has faded.