I’ve been working on a side project that aims to provide a really simple UX to spin up full-stack web apps with CI and scalable infra by default. The idea is that you would simply enter a domain name you want to purchase and then the tool would do the following:
1. Purchase the domain name using AWS Route53 (perhaps you’d need to setup an IAM role for the website to access your pre existing AWS acct)
2. Setup frontend, API, and CDK infra repos. All in TypeScript.
3. Frontend react, backend Api gateway backed by lambda functions. Have a graphql endpoint that talks to an Amazon auroradb. CI for backend and frontend is defined by a CDK package that is also deployed to the AWS account that also sets up the networking and database for you.
4. Have a basic layer of application code for setting up user authentication and storing user data in the aurora db.
Basically my idea is it kinda sucks that everyone has to do all of this setup yourself if you want to start a new project. Or you have to rely on no-code tools like Squarespace etc which may not be what most engineers are looking for. Having something that can go from simply entering the domain name you want to scaffolding out a fully functional full stack web app with CI and serverless infra defined by code that can scale from day 1 seems both incredibly useful and doable.
I think you’ve misinterpreted the map. The yellow regions in the map are the ones that are actually undervalued relative to local incomes. SF/Bay Area is one of the few regions on the map that is yellow.
It does point out, however, that tech hubs are still struggling due to reasons other than local affordability:
1) higher cost homes are more rate sensitive
2) tech companies and their corresponding stock compensation are experiencing a downturn
3) tech companies have leaned in to remote work more than in other industries, which means employees don’t need to stay in expensive tech hubs for their career opportunities. (this is from my own understanding of the market, not the article. Also, I personally think there’s still some career networking benefits being located near a tech hub)