Ask HN: How would you build a shopify or Airbnb today?

1 points by Max-20 6 years ago | 2 comments

My question only targets the technical aspect, how would you build a MVP for a complex project like shopify or Airbnb today?

Here you can see what they used 10 years ago: https://engineering.shopify.com/blogs/engineering/e-commerce-at-scale-inside-shopifys-tech-stack

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/02/20/what-technology-stack-does-airbnb-use/#39ee8ca04025

And keep in mind, the goal is to launch as quick as possible as your next rent is due and you need to make money.

j4mie 6 years ago |

Your probability of high-scale success is extremely low. So use whatever technology you are most comfortable and efficient with, keep your code as simple as possible, and then worry about scaling later.

Nextgrid 6 years ago |

I'd use standard Django or Rails or whatever framework I'm most comfortable with. I will definitely avoid using microservices or Kubernetes - those are wastes of time for ~90% of projects.