[rocketpastsix]

Yes, MySQL is certainly still used. Although I love Postgres, MySQL is still super prevalent.

There has been a split between the front end and back end. The front end has almost if not more tooling then the back end. If you love things like d3.js, then the front end sounds like where you would love to be.

If you want to get better, learn things like Webpack.js, Babel.js and things like that. Its a rabbit hole, so have fun!

There all kinds of deployment strategies now, Id read into a few and see what fits you best.

Put it all on Github, and host it via Digital Ocean or something cheap and have fun!