Re:Ask HN: What stack should I use to build my basic web app...
by hungerstrike on Thursday March 29, 2018 @09:37AM
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I'm just wondering if you're not from the USA? Because that date format is very common here particularly for written dates.
Whenever I write a check or sign and date something, that's how I write it.
Re:Ask HN: What stack should I use to build my basic web app...
by madmax108 on Thursday March 29, 2018 @12:34PM
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Nope I'm not, though I work at a company with 2 engineering offices in MV and Dallas. Just FYI: Other than the USA, this format is not used anywhere else:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/stackabuse/media/date-formats-world...
Working with a global company, I tend to use 29 Mar 2018, which is much more unambiguous (and in code we usually use yyyymmdd, which makes it easier to search for logs/output of a year/month/day etc.).
- It depends on what you are trying to build. Basic web app can be anything from a Trello clone to Instagram. Each has it's own limitations.
- Go with what is tried and tested. Pick up something that is supported, where if you get stuck you can reach out to people for a fix. One of the few good things of the clusterfk that the current JS ecosystem is is that many many amazing developers who are extremely responsive to questions are part of it. That makes life just a little bit easier.
- Use what you are comfortable with. Prefer a proper backend and frontend? Go for it. Everything in NodeJS is your cup of tea? Works just fine. In the end happy developer = productive developer. Just because assembly is 1000 times faster than Python does not mean you should code in assembly. Pick your tradeoffs.