Backend Languages

This hub covers backend development across the languages our engineers use most often, including PHP, Golang, Swift, Ruby on Rails, Bash, and the wider C family. It exists for engineering leaders who need to compare backend programming languages before committing a team to one, not for readers exploring syntax for the first time.

We’ve written about the practical side of these choices, from evaluating PHP libraries for web development to understanding common Golang use cases in production systems. If your team works in Swift outside of mobile apps, our review of the best Swift editors available covers the tooling that speeds up server-side and command-line work.

For teams weighing statically typed alternatives, our Java and JVM and Python sections dig into similar tradeoffs from a different angle, and the Language Comparisons and Trends hub tracks how these preferences shift year over year. When you’re ready to move past comparison and into delivery, BairesDev offers technology-specific development services built around the stack you’ve already chosen, or you can browse software developers by technology to match language experience to your project.

If you’re deciding which backend language fits a new production system, start with the Golang use cases article, since it frames the tradeoffs that matter most before you commit engineering time, then compare it against the PHP and Swift pieces to see where your project’s constraints actually point.