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 I like this use case 😆😆 
 Hi Mtg. I attended the opening ceremony last night and your name came up as someone we'd might ask for advice on how to proceed.

For either of my projects (sats4languages and sats4focus), I was hoping to find a full-stack developer with some experience in the field. I have academic coding experience, but nothing like what is needed for creating a NOSTR client.

I think of myself as a fast learner so rather than wait to find someone with experience, I probably should just proceed myself.

What stack would you suggest me to focus on to create an MVP during this hackathon for either of the two projects? 
 For the record, I only have Python and Fortran coding experience at this point. 
 Hey there!  
  
The stack that you should go with of course depends on your projects' requirements.  
But if you don't have any previous experience with web technologies, then just proceed at first with the bare basics that is enough to get you an MVP.  
  
So for example, on the front-end, just learn the basics of HTML, CSS, & JavaScript. (Probably not a framework cause that will take some time). & you could also use some ready templates or use one of the apps that allows you to build a web page using no-code or low-code. (But since you need some nostr features, I think you will have to go with an option that allows you to write your own javascript)  
  
For the back-end, nodejs in my opinion can be learned quickly & used to build small apis in no time.  
If you have a good python knowledge though, you could also look into backend frameworks for Python like Django & Flask. Flask in particular is very easy to get started with.  
  
And yeah, that is my opinion.  
If you have any other questions, just shoot. 
 Thanks. I actually got started by using ChatGPT as my companion and it recommended Flask, so that matches your opinion ;)