[dagw]

How do you start?

Me? I start by asking myself "do you really really need Babel, GraphQL/Relay etc"? Once I've answered "probably not, at least not right now" I decide to use PostgreSQL with python and flask (or node and restify/express if I'm that sort of mood). For the front end I start with a simple bootstrap setup. Once I get to the point where I actually really need GraphQL or whatever I have a good enough understanding of my needs that it becomes pretty obvious how I should integrate it.