Which platform should you choose? A common question clients ask themselves when selecting a web developer for a new project. Let’s break this down in detail, because it really is an important question that will affect the project’s future—its quality, timeline, and budget.
You need to answer at least 4 questions to choose the RIGHT technology stack, so companies that say, we work on Xxxxxxxx and nothing else, create comfortable conditions only for themselves, leaving the client without the right choice and either lose quality or inflate the budget on a project that doesn’t require it.
Here is the minimum list of questions:
- the project’s purpose, functionality, complexity
- growth prospects, traffic
- budget
- timeline
By purpose and complexity, we’ll define it like this
- simple website
- mid-level (standard) complex project
- complex web service
By prospects
- static (just to have something)
- dynamic (standard, updates, ease of use)
- we’ll grow (high traffic, server load, development)
Budget
- cheap
- there are constraints, but it’s better not to lose quality
- do it properly
Timeline
- yesterday
- 2-3 months
- there’s time for a high-quality implementation
If we put this data into a table, we get a fairly logical matrix where you can’t mix up the answers: a fast site can only be simple and inexpensive; a complex one, accordingly, will cost more and the timelines will match. In other words, you can’t build a complex web service aimed at high traffic in 1 day, and a simple static site shouldn’t be expensive.
As a result, we ended up with a table that lets you choose the right technology without increasing the budget and without losing quality, while meeting both the goals and the deadlines.
| Functionality, complexity | simple | medium | complex |
| Growth prospects, traffic | static | dynamic | growth |
| Budget | inexpensive | average | expensive |
| Timelines | yesterday | fast | there’s time |
| Technology stack | Evolution CMS | MODx, October | Laravel |
This technology stack was selected within the PHP programming language, which remains the leading technology in web development.
Laravel is the best PHP Framework in the world (SitePoint data)
October is the best CMS on Laravel (GitHub Stars)
MODx and Evolution (Critic’s Choice CMS Award)
These systems were chosen by the world’s largest companies, such as HG, BMW, Mitsubishi, Samsung, Toyota, KFC, Nestle, and many others.
