I'm pitching a mobile app built in Unity and a custom ruby backend on digital ocean.
They questioned my tech choices on a working app! Apparently if you want VC money you must use their approved tech stacks.
I agree. I think what we're seeing is investment risk assessment as a proxy for a deep understanding in technology. After all, if you don't know how anything works, all you can do is look to what _has_ worked for you and other investors in the past.
I'm guessing here, but it's plausible that once a given stack has proven to make money, the fix is in. It wouldn't matter if it's the best choice out there or not. The track record itself makes it more attractive. Example: Ruby on Rails.
But I do appreciate that you tried to parse it.
It's some lyrics from an LCD Soundsystem track with some topical snark mixed in
I hear that you and your band have sold your guitars and bought turntables.
I hear you rewrote your http endpoints to return JSON because that was REST.
I hear that you and your band have sold your turntables and bought guitars.
I hear you rewrote your http endpoints to return templated html fragments because that was HATEOAS.
I'm losing (regaining/losing/regaining) my edge