Ask HN: How would you build a shopify or Airbnb today?

1 points by Max-20 6y ago ↗ HN

My question only targets the technical aspect, how would you build a MVP for a complex project like shopify or Airbnb today?

Here you can see what they used 10 years ago: https://engineering.shopify.com/blogs/engineering/e-commerce-at-scale-inside-shopifys-tech-stack

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/02/20/what-technology-stack-does-airbnb-use/#39ee8ca04025

And keep in mind, the goal is to launch as quick as possible as your next rent is due and you need to make money.

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j4mie 6y ago ↗

Your probability of high-scale success is extremely low. So use whatever technology you are most comfortable and efficient with, keep your code as simple as possible, and then worry about scaling later.

Nextgrid 6y ago ↗

I'd use standard Django or Rails or whatever framework I'm most comfortable with. I will definitely avoid using microservices or Kubernetes - those are wastes of time for ~90% of projects.