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For deployment, I like Cloudflare Pages/Workers for small projects and https://fly.io for large projects.

For frontend, I think you'll really enjoy Elm if you like R and Python. Personally, I use vanilla JS (no framework) for small projects and Elm for large projects.

For backend, there are plenty of excellent REST API frameworks for Rust, Go, Deno, Elixir, etc. I can give specific language recommendations if you're interested.

[1] https://elm-lang.org

[2] http://vanilla-js.com

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is elm still active? it looks like there hasn't been a release since 2019, and the last release seems to have made some technical choices (can't install and use packages with native js code) that mean a lack of active core development is a significant concern

https://github.com/gdotdesign/elm-github-install/issues/62

> is elm still active?

Elm is alive and well!

Elm 0.19 isn't under "active" development because it's feature-complete for now and stable as h*ck. The core team is working on "exploratory work" in private.

I also think the core team is currently focusing on setting up "Elm Studio" for hosting and a new "Elm Foundation".

[1] Roadmap: https://github.com/elm/compiler/blob/master/roadmap.md

[2] State of Elm 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vexdf-Rd-AE