The MERN Stack

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The MERN stack is a popular web development collection that includes MongoDB, Express.js, React, and Node.js. It allows developers to use a JavaScript for both the front-end and back-end of their application. This is a departure from earlier stacks that included front end and back-end languages. It is easier to learn, and use compared to stacks that require knowledge of multiple languages.

M: MongoDB is NoSQL database that is used to store data for web applications. It is a document-oriented database that stores data in JSON-like documents.

E: Express.js is a web application framework that is used to build web applications. Express.js is used to build RESTful APIs. Express.js is fast, flexible, and robust. It is used to build RESTful APIs. With APIs being common and ubiquitous in our integrated web environment, Express.js is an important part of the MERN stack.

R: React is a user interface library that is used to build user interfaces for web applications. It is based on JavaScript and JSX, which is a syntax extension that allows you to write HTML-like code in your JavaScript. It is just like JavaScript which means there is a very small API to learn. Good JavaScript skills will help you learn React more quickly.

N: Node.js is a cross-platform, open-source JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code outside of a web browser. It is used for building scalable network applications.

Some of the advantages of the MERN stack include flexibility, scalability and speed.

With this much flexibility, engineers are able to make their own unique tech stack. There are certainly more databases to store information and more frameworks for making APIs. Likewise, there are more front-end technologies for making outstanding user interfaces.

Front-end Technologies: Making an outstanding user interface

We know our customers love nice looking user interfaces as well as accessible ones! There are a lot of design tools out there that make them and kick out agnostic html and css for use on many platforms and with many languages.

But now that you have a great looking design, what tech stack should you build your application in? There are so many choices, and the right one depends on the size and complexity as well as the unique needs of the end-user. Let’s look at a few that can be used with the MERN or .NET tech stacks.

React, Vue.js, and Angular are three popular front-end technologies that are used to build web applications. All are component-based frameworks, which means that they allow you to build your application by putting together reusable components.

React is a user interface library that is used to build user interfaces for web applications. It is based on JavaScript and JSX, which is a syntax extension that allows you to write HTML-like code in your JavaScript. It is just like JavaScript which means there is a very small API to learn. Good JavaScript skills will help you learn React more quickly.

Vue JS is similar to React in many ways but is more lightweight and easier to learn. It is designed to be incrementally adoptable, which means that you can use as much or as little of it as you want. This makes it easy to integrate with other libraries and existing projects.

Angular is a fully-fledged front-end framework that is used to build complex web applications. It is based on TypeScript, which is a superset of JavaScript and provides a lot of features out of the box. It is developed and maintained by Google giving it plenty of credibility. It is designed for performance even with complex applications.

Each of these front-end platforms have its own strengths and weaknesses, and the choice of which one to use depends on the specific needs of your project. For example, if you have an eCommerce site you probably don’t want to use React or Angular because they don’t play well with SEO. But, Vue JS is SEO friendly. This is just one example of a small but important requirement you should know before choosing a platform for your project.