20+ Key Features for Building Your Software: Simple and Straightforward!

Hey, Future Builders!

Here’s a carefully handpicked list of essential features and tools that I personally rely on to build a complete software:

🏗️ Architecture

• Design Pattern: MVC (Optional)

• Modular Architecture: Microservices (Optional)

• UML Tools: Draw.io or Lucidchart

• API Architecture: REST or GraphQL

• UI/UX Design Tools: Figma or Adobe XD

🛠️ Development Stack

• Framework: Next.js (Static Mode) + Serverless Framework

• CSS Framework: Tailwind CSS

• UI Components: daisyUI or shadcn

• TypeScript, ESLint, Prettier

💾 Database & Backend

• Data Storage: MongoDB Atlas or PostgreSQL

• Serverless Functions: Next.js API Routes or AWS Lambda

🔐 Security

• User Authentication: NextAuth.js or Firebase

• API Security: Custom middleware or JWT with role-based access control

💰 Payments

• Subscription Management: Stripe

📧 Communication

• Email Service: Mailgun, SendGrid

🚀 Deployment & Hosting

• Hosting Platform: Vercel

📊 Analytics & Monitoring

• Analytics: Plausible, umami

🖼️ Performance Optimization

• Image Optimization: Next/Image

• Code Splitting: Next.js built-in

🔍 SEO & Marketing

• SEO Optimization: Next/Head

• Landing Page: Custom Next.js page with Tailwind CSS, or WordPress

🧪 Testing

• Testing Tools: Jest & React Testing Library

👥 Collaboration

• Version Control: Git with GitHub or GitLab

This minimal stack will help you stay focused, and consistent, to build a full-fledged application with ease. See you in the next post!

Till then, happy coding!

Rajon 👨‍💻