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Long term web application solution?

2 points by Yarnage ↗ HN
It's been a few years but I'm looking to get back into the game and work on a web application. The trouble I'm having is that I need to make it semi-scalable (naturally, as a start-up I don't want to focus on this too greatly) but am also looking for something CHEAP.

It would seem like a cloud solution like Azure, Google App Engine or something else would be optimal but I've also heard it can cost much higher than something traditional.

Nowadays, where should one invest the time and energy when working on a new web application?

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jaequery
just create the app first and scale later. but if you have to, make sure to abstract your db layer so that reads/writes are separate. and placing CDN and implementing caching will help scaling your app a long way.
Yarnage
This is what I plan on doing for the most part; I just want to make sure whatever framework / storage solution I go with can at least scale somewhat should I experience anykind of success.

I'm not looking for nor expecting to create a web application as popular as, say, reddit or anything even a quarter of that; just to make a decision as to the direction to go and then worry about further optimization later.

tjazo
I would suggest Google App Engine. There are plenty of ways to optimize the costs and you can do it after (if) your traffic increases.