Ask HN: If you were to build a simple CRUD app today, what stack would you use?

Htmx + Python + some managed db solution

My pick without knowing additional details would be something based on FastAPI and MySql: https://blog.balasundar.com/building-a-crud-app-with-fastapi...

I'd recommend you use a stack that has pieces you know already.

The problem you've described is solvable with all sorts of tools, so the "fastest" path to something that delivers useful functionality isn't language- or stack-specific.

You'll find plenty of folks who'll assure you that their favorite tool FooBarWhatever written in Blub will make your application super-easy, but that only applies if you already know Blub.

LAMP. Simple, well documented and has a lot of resources.

For me personally, I find myself reaching for go + html/template + sqlite unless requirements lead me towards something else. It is simple and straightforward, and gives me decent velocity. In the past I might have said express + react, but the number of dependencies those pull in just gives me an uneasy feeling. I like sticking to the standard library as much as possible. At work where I’m in Visual Studio most of the time, asp.net core + entity framework core is easy to work with too.

phoenix/liveview

If you're not afraid of the vendor lock in, AWS Amplify is rather complete, and gets you up and running real fast at the expense of being all in on AWS. For a straightforward CRUD app you don't even need the hassle of an EC2 instance, just a lambda and an RDS.

Combine it with LLM-enhanced tools like gitwit.dev or vercel v0 writing react code for you, and you're there so much faster it's not even funny.

Speaking of Vercel, that's another stack to take a look at.