Content sites and hybrid rendering
Astro
Ships zero JavaScript by default and only the interactive islands a page actually needs. We use it for this site and for marketing and documentation sites that need to load fast on a bad connection.
Our stack
Modern Web Stack
These are the tools we reach for, and roughly when. We pick boring, well-documented technology that your next maintainer — which may be you, or may be us in three years — can pick up without a rewrite.
Interactive interfaces
React
Component-driven architecture with a large ecosystem and mature state management. Used where an interface genuinely needs client-side state rather than static markup.
Type safety across the stack
TypeScript
Contracts between the frontend, the API and the database are checked at build time, which is the cheapest defect prevention available to us and to you.
Backend runtime
Node.js
Non-blocking, event-driven architecture suited to high-concurrency API services. Chosen for fast execution and because the same language runs on both sides of the wire.
Server-rendered React applications
Next.js
Where an application needs server-side rendering, streaming or route handlers, we use Next.js rather than bolting a framework of our own onto a static build.
Primary datastore
PostgreSQL
Relational data with real constraints, transactions and mature backup tooling. The default choice unless a workload clearly argues otherwise.
Hosting and infrastructure
AWS
Managed compute, storage and databases, with infrastructure defined as code so an environment can be recreated and audited rather than reverse-engineered.
API layer where it earns its keep
GraphQL
Used for read-heavy, deeply related data where a single round trip beats several REST calls. Not a default — REST is simpler and cheaper to maintain in most projects.
Choosing a stack for your project
The list above is a menu, not a mandate. We will recommend something different when the constraints justify it — for example a static build with no server at all for a brochure site, or a different database when your access patterns call for it. What we will not do is introduce a framework because it is fashionable and leave you maintaining it.