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Why "locked into"? When choosing JavaScript, you're locked into JavaScript (and Ecma International), when choosing Kotlin, you're locked into Kotlin (and Jetbrains). You're always "locked into" the language and its ecosystem, no matter what you choose. I don't find that to be a real argument.

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Speaking of which, how good is .NET on Linux nowadays?

I know it was possible for a long time (with the release .NET Core), but heard it was kind of broken/cumbersome on Linux. Maybe now it's easier to just develop an ASP.NET app, host it on Linux and use Posgres/Mysql instead of SQL Server?

Nothing cumbersome about it, on the contrary. Just give it a try!

In the front end you have no choice but in the backend you have all the choice into the world. No you’re not always locked in the backend if you have a decentralized system where each service can be based on a different language but yea, I don’t like Java or Java like languages so I will never use especially one maintained by microsoft.

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