The “best stack” is a myth

There’s no universal tech stack that fits every project. When choosing a stack, I always focus on 3 things:

• The task — what really needs to be done
• The team — who will maintain it tomorrow
• The context — budget, deadlines, infrastructure

Sometimes it’s Java + Kafka + Kubernetes. Sometimes it’s just PHP + MySQL on a basic VPS.

Both can be right, if they solve the problem.