SV.COTechnology Stack

Why is this important?

The technology stack is the foundation of your

engineering work.

+ it’s very hard to revise these choices.

So choose wisely.

Four important considerations before

you choose.

1: Innovation Points

Spend your innovation points solving business solutions

not on picking the “latest” and “hottest” technology.

Choose Boring Technology

Choose Boring Stable Technology

2: Pick Platform Defaults First

Pick technology that your platform provider

endorses

React Native versus

Android Java or iOS Swift

3: Pick Familiar Technology

Do not learn a new language/framework/tool for your work at SV.CO

This is not an research project. The focus is always

on building something that real customers will use.

4: Be Pragmatic

Pick the best tool for the job. In some cases, don’t pick the tool that you personally like or know.

Frontend (accepts uploads)

Backend (offline job processor)

Tool (to convert PPTs

to Flash)

Frontend (accepts

uploads: Rails)

Backend (offline job processor: Ruby)

Tool (to convert PPTs

to Flash: OpenOffice)

Frontend (accepts

uploads: Rails)

Backend (offline job processor: Ruby)

Tool (to convert PPTs

to Flash: OpenOffice)

Glue (OpenOffice Connector: Python)

Hacky. Hacks are OK.

Task: submit a one-pager describing

your technology choices.

Describe: - Programming Langauge(s)

- Frameworks - Libraries - Database

- Tools

Finis: Questions?