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The stackwith reasons

Every agency lists the same logos. This is the version with the reasoning attached — what we reach for by default, what we are trying on real work, what we are still reading about, and what we no longer start a project with.

Vol. 01 · August 2026 · 31 entries · 3 new

Techniques9
AdoptTrialAssessHoldZero JavaScript by default — adopt1Zero JavaScript by defaultNative scroll timelines — adopt2Native scroll timelinesServer-side PDF rendering — adopt3Server-side PDF renderingTable-driven RBAC — adopt4Table-driven RBACFull handover, no lock-in — adopt5Full handover, no lock-inEnd-to-end types — trial6End-to-end typesDesign tokens as the only source — trial7Design tokens as the only sourceClient-side canvas PDF — hold8Client-side canvas PDFCSS-in-JS — hold9CSS-in-JS
Tools8
AdoptTrialAssessHoldPlaywright — adopt17PlaywrightGitLab CI — adopt18GitLab CILightning CSS — adopt19Lightning CSSDrizzle Kit — adopt20Drizzle KitStorybook — trial21StorybookInfisical — trial22Infisicalbetter-auth — trial23better-authLighthouse in CI — assess24Lighthouse in CI
Platforms7
AdoptTrialAssessHoldPostgreSQL — adopt10PostgreSQLBun — adopt11BunRedis — adopt12RedisSelf-hosted Docker Compose — adopt13Self-hosted Docker ComposeStatic hosting at the edge — adopt14Static hosting at the edgeServerless Postgres — assess15Serverless PostgresKubernetes for small teams — hold16Kubernetes for small teams
Languages & Frameworks7
AdoptTrialAssessHoldTypeScript — adopt25TypeScriptAstro — adopt26AstroDrizzle ORM — adopt27Drizzle ORMSvelteKit — trial28SvelteKitElysia — trial29ElysiaGSAP — assess30GSAPTailwind CSS — hold31Tailwind CSS

The rings

Adopt
Our default. We reach for this without a discussion.
Trial
Running in production on at least one project.
Assess
Worth the time to understand. Not in client work yet.
Hold
We do not start new work with this. Existing work is fine.
New
Added or moved since the last edition.

Open a quadrant for the reasoning behind every entry in it. Nothing here is a recommendation for your stack — it is a record of ours, and the ring is an opinion we are willing to defend.

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