List of Boring Technology

The following list of things are my choices for boring technology.

Backend programming languages:

• Python
  • Frameworks:
    • Django
    • FastAPI
  • Package manager
    • pip

Frontend programming languages:

• Javascript (TypeScript is nearly there)
  • Frameworks:
    • React
    • React router
  • Package manager
    • npm
    • Use create-react-app for as along as humanly possible

Databases:

• Postgres
• MySQL
• Redis

Deployment:

• Ansible

Hosting:

• AWS

Notes:

• I’m hoping terraform to become boring. It looks like more engineers have experience with it, but few have set it up from scratch.
• There are no boring package managers or build tools for the JavaScript ecosystem.
• Redis used to be novel, but now it’s boring which is good. Try not to use it in novel ways though.