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Pert Soomann

I agree with you there, there are no right answers.

After struggling with the whole impostor syndrome / am I going down the right path in long run / older devs get stuck on legacy frameworks / justifying my stack choice to non-techies for quite some time - I have come to the conclusion (could be my subconsciously being in denial :) ) that it has to be about how you feel about technology and how does end user feel about what they've been delivered. It has to be enjoyable to you.

If the end product works well, helps user, there are no performance issues and it can pass basic tech and security scrutiny, who cares how exactly was it built?

One of the reasons I've stuck with PHP / CodeIgniter, well first, it would be insane to try to write 6-7 years worth of code in completely different language/framework, but because I know it very well and I do enjoy writing code iwth it, so delivering results to customers who pay for the service is much quicker.

Might not look that good on CV to some recruiters but hey ... it's a trade-off, right? :)

BTW not sure why you were worrying about posting your first article, you got a good point and your writing-style is nice, will expect more from now on ;)