Ask HN: Companies of one, what is your tech stack in 2024?

What is your tech stack?

I use React with the Remix lib/framework together with Mapbox for mapping purposes and PostgreSQL and SQLite for data storage. I host everything on a GleSYS server. I also use some C# that acts as a plugin to retrieve and sync data to the web app.

Why did you choose it?

I chose it because I am building a thick front end application and because it is tech I already knew. I need a lot of client side functionality so using what tech I already have knowledge of seemed easiest and I can bring whatever I learn to my day job and vice versa to get the synergy effects.

Do you think your choices had any impact on your success or failure?

Haven't had failure or success yet since I am still in the process of building it.

(2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32960033

(2021) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28299053

(2020) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25465582

(2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21024041

tarsnap and restic for offsite backups.

I push code to github; then capistrano (think bash script with some bells and whistles) deploys that code to the server and restarts systemd processes.

I've been running this saas business for 3+ years and wouldn't change a thing. I'm also working on a new business with the exact same stack.

What is your tech stack?

Backend: Phoenix

Frontend: Phoenix LiveView (with Preline UI)

Database: PostgreSQL (I want to use neon.tech soon for tenant db isolation)

Auth: WorkOS (for B2B SSO)

Cloud Provider: Fly.io (tbd)

Why did I choose this tech stack?

I've loved elixir for a few years but I've yet to build a functional SaaS with it yet. I've built one-off apps, and even stock algo bots. This time I'm going to try for something bigger which means I get to use Phoenix and LiveView to make a fast web app.

As for PostgreSQL we'll it's PostgreSQL and WorkOS seemed to be my biggest risk since I had no experience with it's platform or SSO OAuth2. However, WorkOS has tons of features that makes B2B SSO painless for me and potential customers. No real reason for fly.io yet.

Do you think your choices had any impact on your success or failure?

No success or failures yet.

More here: https://achromatic.dev/docs/tech-stack

Choice had a big impact, because I don't have to context switch, only have to implement validation once, can re-use a lot of the logic between frontend and backend and the UI part also looks neat. Furthermore with React server components and server actions a lot of the boilerplate code for an internal API is just.. gone. Super easy.

Now with Next.js 15 RC 2 and stable coming out next Friday, I'm in a very good position. Using the app router with Next.js 13 or Next.js 14 was like having warts. But now with Next.js 15 caching is good again and the speed improvements for dev mode were good enough to not bother me anymore.

Dev tools - VSCode, PyCharm, ChatGpt, https://www.cursor.com/, https://rockyai.me/

Other SAAS - Render, cloudflare pages, google workspace, https://instantly.ai/

Chord Chart Memo is a tool for musicians and songwriters which lets you input chords with just two taps. What makes it stand out is the focus on lightning-fast input & offline functionality for reliablility during live performances.

[0] https://tiniuc.com/chord-chart-memo/

I’m happy to pay to offload as much devops as possible to focus on features. Likewise when choosing a framework: convention over configuration where possible.