What stack does Shopify use?

Shopify uses Ruby on Rails and GraphQL for their web frameworks, React for their frontend, MySQL and Redis for their databases, and Apache Kafka for their big data tools. This combination of technologies allows Shopify to build and maintain their software efficiently.

Web Frameworks used by Shopify

Ruby on Rails

A server-side web application framework written in Ruby.

GraphQL

A query language for APIs and a runtime for executing those queries with your existing data.

Frontend used by Shopify

React

A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

Databases used by Shopify

MySQL

An open-source relational database management system.

Redis

An open-source, in-memory data structure store.

Big Data Tools used by Shopify

Apache Kafka

A distributed event streaming platform for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, and data integration.

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