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Ask HN: What is your preferred stack for prototyping new apps?

5 points by choxi ↗ HN
Rails used to be my go-to a couple years ago, but I'm wondering what the latest and greatest is specifically for weekend projects and hackathons. For example:

- Rails

- Rails + Frontend Framework

- Sinatra + Frontend Framework

- Meteor

- Node + Frontend Framework

Feel free to get more specific if you have a very thoughtful stack.

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bushido
Rails + Zurb Foundation.
ndelage
I usually start with Sinatra (without a DB). Instead of an ORM & DB I'll create simple Ruby objects in memory. Maybe I'll have a Post class with an #all method. Similar to AR, but I'll hold off actually creating a DB.

As a prototype (I'll be throwing this code away) this approach works well enough to simulate how the real app might work. Mimicking some of the conventions I'll be using later makes the transition easier.

I avoid a CSS framework when prototyping. I might pull in jQuery if it's essential.

rman666
Middleman and Bootstrap