Think before you build
Not all web applications are same, So why the languages and framework you are using be the same ?
Most of the developers I have met have chosen one language for backend and one specific database. That’s it. People prefer developing applications on the tech stack that they are familiar with rather than what’s best for the app. Most popular tech stack being PHP and MySQL.
I see chat applications using AJAX while almost every chat application out there has pivoted to Socket based transmission, Passwords being stored in SHA1 and MD5 hash and claiming “We take security very seriously”.
That being said there are countless examples to jot down.
Point here being if you are planning to work on something for next few months it’s better to do research for first few days which will then cut the slack while building the application, Worst case scenario could be to shred the entire application because you run into trouble every other day.
So in the beginning it may look like a waste of time to go through the documentation of multiple framework and module but at the end of the day it might save you days.
So next time you have a billion dollar idea for the next big app and you are the one who will develop the app take your time before starting.
Read about the recent development in the technology that you will be using and experiment before working on the actual project.
