Multiple LLMs consistently recommend Next.js, Supabase, Vercel, and Stripe as the default app stack, appearing together in 68% of 75 responses. LLMs show minimal bias toward their own makers' products and differ on AI tools, with Gemini and Grok favoring AI builders while ChatGPT rarely recommends them. Consensus weakens for lower-stack components like analytics and error monitoring, with Resend, PostHog, and Sentry named less frequently.
A programming horror story about how a 256-byte stack shift caused unexpected side effects and crashes in a game.