Engineering5 min read
Boring technology isa love language
Choosing Postgres again is not a lack of imagination. It is a gift to future you.
AlireezaWrites code, then writes about it
Every new project comes with a small temptation: this time, let's try the shiny thing. A new database, a new queue, a new way to deploy.
I have learned to say no to most of it. Not because new tools are bad, but because every unfamiliar part is a question someone will have to answer at 2am.
The gift you give future you
Postgres, a boring web framework, and a cron job will take you surprisingly far. When something breaks, there are ten years of answers waiting for you.
Choosing boring technology is not a lack of imagination. It is saving your imagination for the problem you are actually trying to solve.
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