| Backend | Go | It's fast. Go compiles to a single native binary, and it compiles fast. It's simple. It's a small language without a ton of feature bloat. It's statically typed. The compiler catches type bugs before your code even runs. Concurrency is built in. Goroutines are very powerful, which is a big reason tools like Docker and Kubernetes are written in Go. |
| Web framework | HTMX | Server-side rendering reduces client-side roundtrip complexity; same API calls happen server-side but feels quicker/lighter on the client |
| Frontend | HTML/CSS/JS | Standard building blocks, no framework chosen yet |
| Database | PostgreSQL | Scales better than SQLite, at the cost of more setup/learning overhead |
