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How We Approach Technology Selection for New Projects

Why 'best tool for the job' is often a trap, and how we make pragmatic engineering decisions.

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Merchant Infotech

September 12, 2023

Every new project starts with a tempting question: 'What tech stack should we use?' It is easy to fall into the trap of choosing the newest, trendiest framework. However, true engineering expertise lies in pragmatism.

At Merchant Infotech, our primary goal is maintainability. We ask questions like: 'Will this be easy to hire for in 3 years?' and 'Is the ecosystem mature enough for enterprise security requirements?'

Here is our internal framework for evaluating technologies, from database choices to frontend frameworks, ensuring we build systems that last a decade, not just a sprint.

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