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@kelseyhightower finale talk was phenomenal. Thank you for your example and mentorship. #RenderATL
$0 → $100M ARR: just use Go.
$100M+ ARR: you’ve got the cash & traffic to sprinkle in Rust where it matters.
Most companies will never even hit the Rust problem.
without having to context-switch so hard. I can still write Javascript for the client-side parts of my app that would benefit from it and I do. All thats great but here are some of the potential PROBLEMS I could see running into if a dev is not intentional.
You will create a monolith. If your not intentional you will create one giant application. I actually don't think this is a bad thing in the beginning. But javascript land kind of forces you not to do this or at least heavily pushes you in the opposite direction.
4 months into using HTMX for a real project and why I chose it vs other more familiar options like Vue/React AND the potential problems🧵. Stack: Go, Templ, HTMX, Pocketbase (SQLite)
BUT because I was accustomed to creating complex infrastructure, I did. It is looked down upon to create infrastructure that fits your current needs. Everyone wants to start with ECS/EKS GKS or the other more abstracted SaaS options.
Anytime I had to build something for the web I would reach back for React or Vue (Vue preferably). Create a JSON API, lean into serverless functions and all the cloud native or SaaS options I could. (this isn't a 'bad' thing)
When I started having to manage cloud environments for my teams I fell in love with Golang and have been writing it ever since. When I made the switch initially I had to unlearn a lot of JS stuff and focused intentionally on just building terminal apps.
The first apps I made were SPA apps. I didn't know of another way. The complexity of managing state on both the client and server for way more then you have to AND having a JSON API for everything just felt normal because user experience is king. HTMX bridges that gap for MPA.
A lot of stuff you know about Git and probably a lot you didn't. Genuinely impressed its free. youtube.com/watch?v=rH3zE7Vl…
If you missed @kelseyhightower RenderATL finale talk this won't replace it but definitely covers a lot of the talking points. Regardless of how it performs I'm proud of this one and no matter where you are in your career there's something for you.
youtube.com/watch?v=O49Ms-qL…


