edshadi

My friend and I were chatting yesterday about how many people start projects on Ruby on Rails just because it's familiar. Also, Ruby on Rails is popular enough that it's easier to find engineers to work/collaborate on your project.

Although generic and I understand that each application has its own requirements and therefore technologies will vary, please help me answer the following questions:

- If you're building a new web app today, which frameworks, platforms, technologies, etc. would you use? why?

- Would you choose a familiar framework that allows you to develop faster (because you're comfortable with it) even though it's not necessarily 100% 'right' for the job?

- Would you push your own limit and think outside the box to find a better solution even though introducing new technology to the team could be costly (and possibly unpopular)?