Every possible recommendation

The quiz gives you one answer at a time. This page shows the whole map: every result it can produce, grouped by category, with a one-line summary of the answers that lead there. Each links to a full write-up covering why it's recommended, a first project, hosting and cost, and the mistakes to avoid.

Frontend

• Vanilla JS + HTML/CSS - beginners building a portfolio, blog or content site. No framework needed.
• React - job-seekers, highly interactive web apps, and larger teams.
• Vue - shops and content sites when job-hunting isn't the priority and you're not in a big team.

Backend

• PHP - anything on shared hosting, and traditional websites of pages and forms.
• Python - scripts and automation off shared hosting.
• Python (Flask) - APIs and shop backends for newer developers, or anyone who ranks "easy to learn" first.
• Node.js (Express) - APIs and shop backends for experienced developers chasing jobs, speed or scale.

Database

• Firebase (Firestore) - any real-time data: chat, live feeds, collaboration.
• MySQL - shared hosting, where it's already installed.
• MongoDB - flexible, varied data, once you've used a database before.
• PostgreSQL - growing projects with thousands of users or more, and managed database hosting.
• SQLite - small projects on your own server, and anyone learning databases.

Full stack

• React + Node.js + Firebase - real-time apps, on any hosting.
• Vanilla JS + PHP + MySQL - shared hosting, for everything that isn't real-time.
• Vue + Python (Flask) + SQLite - beginners who are learning rather than job-hunting.
• React + Node.js + PostgreSQL - job-seekers, experienced developers and teams.

Why some technologies never appear

The quiz covers Svelte, Angular, Ruby on Rails, Go and Supabase in its primers and comparisons, but never recommends them as a first pick. Each is excellent in the right hands - they just aren't the lowest-risk starting point for the beginners and small projects the quiz is designed for. The methodology page explains the reasoning.