Stripe. Its the standard for a reason. Great docs, easy SDKs, handles everything.

LemonSqueezy is simpler if you just want to accept payments without dealing with tax forms.

Postmark for transactional emails. Their deliverability is the best in the industry.

Resend is cheaper and easier. Depends on your volume!

Postmark for transactional emails. Their deliverability is the best in the industry.

Resend is cheaper and easier. Depends on your volume!

Stripe. Its the standard for a reason. Great docs, easy SDKs, handles everything.

LemonSqueezy is simpler if you just want to accept payments without dealing with tax forms.

Start with Stripe, graduate to LemonSqueezy later if you need simplicity.

Start with Supabase. Its PostgreSQL under the hood + auth + storage + realtime built-in.

Easiest way to get a backend running fast. Free tier is generous too.

Learn JS basics (1-2 weeks), then move to TS. Understanding why TS exists makes it easier.

Start with strict: false in tsconfig, tighten later.

Learn JS basics (1-2 weeks), then move to TS. Understanding why TS exists makes it easier.

Start with strict: false in tsconfig, tighten later.

Learn JS basics (1-2 weeks), then move to TS. Understanding why TS exists makes it easier.

Start with strict: false in tsconfig, tighten later. VS Code helps a lot!

Vercel is the best for portfolios. Free tier is generous, automatic SSL, custom domain works out of the box.

Connected my GitHub, push code, site is live. Couldnt be easier.