Wonderful stuff! I've been trying to learn programming and able to code the CRUD apps for almost 6-7 years.
I've tried to learn Rails (Ditched learning Rails because JS framework are all the rage). Tried learning Flask/Django because it was considered easy. Ditched it too cause internet people said it's slow.
I tried learning Go, Phoenix and jumping between what's considered cool in last few years.
And here I am, no confidence to do a basic simple app. It's been an interesting journey with no luck because of constant chasing of 'Exciting' frameworks/Tools.
I agree with the general consensus pick one and stay with it for a few projects. If you can't pick one, just roll a die or anything. Maybe pick one a friend knows so you can collaborate in the future.
The differences between languages and frameworks won't matter very much unless you're joining a team with a preexisting stack or an edge case company/application that needs top-of-the-line everything.
Even if your app usage does scale beyond what your first version can deliver, you'll often get a bigger improvement by rewriting your app in the same stack using the new knowledge you've learned, than you would by rewriting the same logic in a newer stack.
I started along the same path as you. What i have been experiencing is Analysis Paralysis. Like the OP says, the trick is to commit to something that helps you from point A to Point B the fastest. And that for the time being atleast is RoR as is very opinionated and there are lots of humungous opensource, well maintained libraries floating around. And last but not the least, The Rails Tutorial actually bets you going to building something useful in no time. Good luck.!
I've tried to learn Rails (Ditched learning Rails because JS framework are all the rage). Tried learning Flask/Django because it was considered easy. Ditched it too cause internet people said it's slow.
I tried learning Go, Phoenix and jumping between what's considered cool in last few years.
And here I am, no confidence to do a basic simple app. It's been an interesting journey with no luck because of constant chasing of 'Exciting' frameworks/Tools.