--- title: The never-ending dilemma of backend engineers | daily.dev description: DEV Community Developers face multiple challenges when building and deploying robust applications to the cloud. Choosing between building everything from... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-never-ending-dilemma-of-backend-engineers-spki4hezv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The never-ending dilemma of backend engineers | daily.dev og:description: DEV Community Developers face multiple challenges when building and deploying robust applications to the cloud. Choosing between building everything from... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-never-ending-dilemma-of-backend-engineers-spki4hezv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/SPki4HEZV.png og:image:alt: The never-ending dilemma of backend engineers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The never-ending dilemma of backend engineers **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 5 min read · 50 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary DEV Community Developers face multiple challenges when building and deploying robust applications to the cloud. Choosing between building everything from scratch or using a managed platform for developers can significantly impact scalability, complexity, and timeline. In this article, we will look at the factors to consider when selecting the right frameworks and platforms to build and deploy backend applications. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@crelminister** · 0 upvotes > 🔥🔥 **@nickycdk** · 0 upvotes > 🔥🔥🔥🔥 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#kubernetes](https://daily.dev/tags/kubernetes), [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-never-ending-dilemma-of-backend-engineers-spki4hezv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The never-ending dilemma of backend engineers","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-never-ending-dilemma-of-backend-engineers-spki4hezv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-never-ending-dilemma-of-backend-engineers-spki4hezv"},"datePublished":"2023-09-07T14:04:22.250Z","dateModified":"2023-12-07T12:02:45.284Z","description":"DEV Community Developers face multiple challenges when building and deploying robust applications to the cloud. 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