Looking at the technology stack in Nashville as a whole is showing its lack. It is not exactly failing, but it is not exactly growing either. It is years behind compared to other cities in the country. While other large cities focus on open-source technologies, companies here are still stagnating and while they are recruiting for developers, they always fall short because most developers are advocates of open-source technologies for their ease of use and worldwide support communities that help each other out for practically any task necessary.
The open-source community within the Nashville metro area is growing but is still in its infancy namely because the prevalent health care industry in the region. This industry holds out and stays with legacy, closed-source technologies primarily .NET which from a technology standpoint requires more hardware, more backend support, and licenses for use either monthly or yearly.
This is why it is extremely important to develop your web applications using open-source not just because the code base could be collaborated and improved upon by many talented developers, but also for the longevity past “support periods” but the near effortless upgradability without too many hiccups of breaking compatibility or functionality within your web apps.
Yes, we are an open-source developed digital marketing firm, so there is obvious bias, but it has been proven by various companies who chose to go open-source that it is the right decision in the short and long term.
Let’s connect and discuss how open-source will be beneficial to your organization and if you are willing to migrate to a stable and well supported platform, let’s talk!