Technologies / 27
Chosen for the product, not the trend.
We pick tools around the product, the systems already in place and the team that will maintain it. These are the ones we know well.
Web
Shift to plan for · July 2026 TypeScript 7 ships
React Interfaces for dashboards, staff tools and customer portals that people use for hours at a time.Used in SoulCare
Next.js React applications with server rendering, for products that need fast first loads and search visibility.
Astro Content sites and marketing pages that send HTML first and add JavaScript only where a page needs it.
Tailwind CSS A utility-first CSS framework for building consistent interfaces quickly, straight from the markup.
TypeScript Typed JavaScript across web, mobile and server code, so changes are checked before they ship.Used in SimRhythm
Back end
Shift to plan for · July 2026 Vercel acquires Better Auth
Node.js JavaScript and TypeScript on the server, for APIs, integrations and background jobs.
Go Small, fast back-end services that are simple to deploy and straightforward to read.Used in SoulCare
Python APIs, data pipelines and applied AI work, where Python’s libraries do much of the heavy lifting.
Firebase Google’s app platform for sign-in, live data and push notifications, with no servers to run.
Supabase An open-source back end built on Postgres, with sign-in, file storage and live updates included.
Better Auth Open-source TypeScript authentication that runs inside your own back end and stores users in your own database.
Mobile
Shift to plan for · August 2026 Google Play targets Android 16
React Native & Expo One TypeScript codebase for iOS, Android and often the web, with over-the-air updates.Used in SimRhythm
Flutter Cross-platform apps from one Dart codebase, with consistent rendering on iOS and Android.
Swift & Kotlin Native iOS and Android apps for features that need the closest fit with each platform.
Data
Shift to plan for · April 2026 MySQL 8.0 reaches end of life
PostgreSQL A relational database for product data that needs structure, integrity and room to grow.Used in SoulCare
Neon Serverless Postgres that branches like Git and switches off when nobody is using it.
MySQL The relational database behind a great deal of existing business software, upgraded and tuned with care.
MongoDB A document database for records that vary in shape, such as catalogues, content and activity logs.
DynamoDB AWS’s serverless key-value database for known query patterns and large or spiky traffic.
Redis An in-memory store for caching, job queues, rate limits and anything that has to answer in a millisecond.
Cloud & infrastructure
Shift to plan for · June 2026 Amazon Linux 2 reaches end of life
AWS Serverless and managed services on AWS, set up so releases are repeatable and costs are visible.Used in SoulCare
Microsoft Azure Cloud hosting for organisations that already run on Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Microsoft tooling.
Google Cloud Containers, managed data and serverless services on Google Cloud, set up in code.
Cloudflare A global network for DNS, security and edge hosting, with Workers running code close to your users.
Vercel Hosting for web front ends, with a preview link for every change and server functions that scale on demand.
Hostinger Domains, DNS, business email and affordable hosting, from WordPress sites to virtual private servers.
Terraform Infrastructure written as code, reviewed like code and applied the same way every time.Used in SoulCare
In every stack
Different tools, the same standards.
Proven in our own products
React, TypeScript, Go, React Native & Expo, PostgreSQL, AWS and Terraform run in SoulCare and SimRhythm today.
Yours to keep
Repositories, cloud accounts and databases are set up in your name, with deployment steps and operating notes at handover.
Support dates in view
We publish release and end-of-life dates for these tools below and on their pages, so upgrades can be planned rather than forced.
What’s changing
Releases and end-of-life dates.
The newest changes to the tools on this page, each checked against the official source.
- October 2026Python 3.10 reaches end of lifeSecurity fixes for Python 3.10 end on 31 October 2026, so services and scripts still on it need a newer version.Back end
- July 2026TypeScript 7 shipsThe compiler is now a native Go program, with full builds typically 8 to 12 times faster. Tools that used the old compiler API need checking before upgrading.Web
- July 2026Vercel acquires Better AuthVercel announced it is acquiring Better Auth. The library stays free and MIT-licensed, with the same team leading it and a new focus on identity for AI agents.Back end
- April 2026Vertex AI becomes Agent PlatformGoogle renamed Vertex AI to Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Existing workloads carry on, but console names and documentation changed.Cloud & infrastructure
- January 2026Astro team joins CloudflareCloudflare took on the Astro team. The framework stays MIT-licensed and can still be deployed to other hosts.Web
- November 2025PostgreSQL 13 reaches end of lifeVersion 13 had its final release on 13 November 2025. PostgreSQL 18, released that September, is the newest major version.Data