Ask HN: What's the most reliable tech stack?

6 points by exdsq 4y ago ↗ HN

I've read a few interesting articles on using "boring technology" and people wishing for industry standard tooling. Out of interest, does anyone have an opinion on what that would look like for say a web application? What is the boring reliable stack that one should use for simplicity?

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1MachineElf 4y ago ↗

I have no informed answer, but not long before you asked the question, a submission was made for what could be a piece of your reliable tech stack puzzle: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29098183

Off the top of my head, maybe Ada/GNAT, MISRA C, CompCert, or Erlang OTP?

LarryMade2 4y ago ↗

LAMP may get sneers but it's versatile, gets the job done, and its everywhere.

i_have_an_idea 4y ago ↗

Indeed. I'd only replace MySQL/MariaDB with PostgreSQL.

qsort 4y ago ↗

Which "P" are you thinking of? There are at least three obvious candidates :)

idontwantthis 4y ago ↗

Boring means boring to you. Use whatever you already know and you'll run into fewer problems. If you already know Java then that's boring. If you already know Elixir then that is boring.