For a small startup: start with Vercel + Cloudflare. Much simpler and cheaper than AWS.

AWS is powerful but the learning curve is steep. Easy to overspend too.

Go is worth it if you want to expand. But Python still fine for most backend jobs.

Learn Go if you want better pay and interesting work. Not a bad investment!

Start with TypeScript. Yes it adds a learning curve but it catches bugs before runtime.

For a beginner, thats HUGE. You will make fewer mistakes and learn faster.

Most jobs in 2026 require TS anyway – might as well learn it first.

For a small startup: start with Vercel + Cloudflare. Much simpler and cheaper than AWS.

AWS is powerful but the learning curve is steep. Easy to overspend too.

Cloudflare Workers is surprisingly capable and the free tier is great.

Start with TypeScript. Yes it adds a learning curve but it catches bugs before runtime.

For a beginner, thats HUGE. You will make fewer mistakes and learn faster.

Most jobs in 2026 require TS anyway – might as well learn it first.

For a small startup: start with Vercel + Cloudflare. Much simpler and cheaper than AWS.

AWS is powerful but the learning curve is steep. Easy to overspend too.

Cloudflare Workers is surprisingly capable and the free tier is great.

Build real projects. Seriously – just following tutorials wont stick.

My path: React docs basics -> build a todo app -> follow a YouTube tutorial for something bigger -> contribute to open source.

After you know basics, the official React docs (new ones) are actually great.

Worth it! Go is designed for modern backend work – fast, simple, great for APIs and microservices.

Coming from Python, the syntax is easy to learn. Took me about 2 weeks to be productive.

The job market for Go is solid – lots of DevOps, cloud, and infrastructure roles pay well.

Dev here with Series 9. Honestly not worth it for coding.

The useful stuff: activity tracking, notifications, quick timers. But for $400+? You can get a great mechanical keyboard instead.

Only get it if you already in the Apple ecosystem and want health tracking.

Start with Docker. Almost all tutorials and jobs use Docker.

Podman is great technically but less jobs require it. Learn Docker first, then check out Podman later.

They are similar enough – once you know Docker, Podman is easy.