* What I would not use is any language that is not statically typed. The compiler can catch an entire class of errors and there are great tools for automated refactors. For me this narrows down my choice of languages to C#, TypeScript (Node), and if really necessary Java. But today I would probably use Kotlin instead of Java if possible.

* Technology is a means to and end for me - to get stuff done and to remain marketable. So I would probably choose the front end framework that is the most marketable. Which seems to still be Angular. Two advantages - when it's time to switch jobs I have more choices and when I'm looking for contractors to come on to projects that I'm over, Angular coders are a dime a dozen.

That being said, I'm really finding the combination of Bootstrap + JQuery + Handlebars to be refreshing for non-SPA websites.

* Databases. If I'm spending other people's money, I prefer SQL Server/Entity Framework as an MS person. When NoSql is the right choice, SQL Server has pretty good support for JSON. It really is the best of both worlds.

If I'm spending my own money or don't have a budget, I would probably choose either MySQL (relational) or MongoDB (NoSql)

* I know this wasn't part of the question, but for hosting, AWS all of the way and I would use as many of their services as possible except for DynamoDB. It just feels a little odd.

* And to go even more down the rabbit hole. I would hate coding without my JetBrains subscription. Right now, I just have Resharper. But if I were doing this as a side project I would have the subscription that included everything.