It's probably not what all the cool kids are doing these days, but what I found is generally the

simpler your tech stack, the better, because it's easier to scale. So if it's a popular framework

like something like Larravelle or if you're in another language, there's plenty of big frameworks

out there. The good thing about it is there's a lot written on how you scale it. There's a lot

of expertise out there if you do need to bring it in. The way I generally thing about it is there's a lot written on how you scale it. There's a lot of expertise out there if you do need to bring it in.

The way I generally think about it is we're in a monolithic structure,

but we still write microservices.

So if we've got something that's better written in some other language,

then we'll write it in that and have it integrated into our monolith.

My name's Dean McPherson. I am CTO and co-founder of Paperform.

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I'm your host, Noah Laphart, and today how Dean McPherson was inspired to build the best tool around when building a farm for a friend.

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Dean McPherson, you guessed it, has always been interested in tech.

Though unlike many of our guests, he taught himself how to code after he

finished his degree in music and philosophy. He has a small family, two little boys, and his wife

is not only his partner in life, but in business as well. He loves the idea of fishing, but doesn't

really go much, and he is a well-rounded musician, but most interestingly, he plays the didgerie do.

In 2013, Dean's friend asked him to build a registration form for his business.

He was baffled that he would ask for something like this,

given there are solutions out there for this sort of thing.

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