What is the main aim of a client, or the business person who is financing the web development project? That the product works seamlessly for any number of users across any vertical. However, the solution to this response is not very simple. Hence, we have decided to help you out in selecting the perfect technology stack.
How To Choose Web Application Development Technology Stacks?
Client Side Programming
Everything that you see right now from the text, images, spacing, and that small notification button in the bottom right corner; everything comes in the front end.
Every technology that makes this happen is the technology stack of a website.
When people talk about front-end technology stacks, you must have heard terms like HTML 5 and CSS 3. So, what are those? HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) make the objects in the screen look the way they appear.
HTML helps the browser in displaying the content of the webpage as it is designed, and CSS styles the content of the page. And, the mediator managing these two is called a Bootstrap framework.
JavaScript (JS) is another term tossed around in front end development. JavaScript is what makes the webpages interactive. So, the drag, scroll, and pressing actions that respond is due to JavaScript.
Server-Side Programming
Server Side Programming Languages
- PHP
- Python
- SQL
- Java
- Ruby
- .NET
- C#
- Perl
- Groovy
Server Side Frameworks
- Laravel
- CakePHP
- Express
- CodeIgniter
- Flask
- Ruby on Rails
- Pylon
- ASP.NET
- Spring Boot
Most Common Databases for Web Development
Relational databases represent and store data just like a spreadsheet, in rows and tables. Further, this database is based on the relational algebra. However, on the other hand non-relational database stores data in subsections, so not the whole file but only a part of the database is called when requested.
Some of the top Databases for Web Developers
- MySQL
- SQLite 3
- SQL Server
- Postgre SQL
- Oracle
- Casandra
- MongoDB
- Sybase
Best Open Source Web Servers
Some of the top open source web servers that you can choose from are:
- Ubuntu
- Apache
- Nginx
- Linux
- Windows
Choose From Technology Stacks
LAMP Stack
- Linux (Operating System)
- MySQL (RDBMS)
- Apache (HTTP Server)
- PHP (Programming Language)
You can also interchange the PHP programming language with Perl or Python. Similarly, the server can be replaced from Apache to Nginx and the database from MySQL to MariaDB.
There are other variations of LAMP stack such as
- WAMP (Windows/Apache/MySQL/PHP)
- WISA (Windows/IIS/SQL/ASP.net)
- XAMPP (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows/Apache/MySQL/PHP, Perl)
- LAPP (Linux/Apache/PostgreSQL/PHP)
- MAMP (Mac OS X/Apache/MySQL/PHP)
MEAN Stack
- MongoDB (Database)
- Angular.JS (frontend framework)
- Express.JS (backend framework)
- Node.JS (back end runtime environment)
SEE ALSO: Which is better, Firebase or MongoDB?
Mean stack is a collection of open source technologies primarily based on JavaScript. MongoDB makes it simpler to send and receive data between client and server side by saving data in a binary JSON format.
Express.JS was inspired by a one time popular Ruby framework, Sinatra. It assists developers in building software using JavaScript on the server side. Angular.JS reduces time to market by eliminating tons of code with its features of data binding and dependency injection.
Angular.JS is also capable of running on smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktop, and even smart TVs. Finally, the Node.JS offers a lightweight and efficient runtime environment because it works on Chrome V8 JS engine.
There is an alternative to MEAN stack in MERN (MongoDB/Express.JS/React.JS/Node.JS). If your developers are expert in MEAN stack, they are in a way full stack developers as they can single-handedly build the client side and server side of your web app.
Python-Django Stack
The benefit of using the Python-Django stack is that it offers a very rapid development while parallelly maintaining the quality of development. It is the perfect choice of web development stacks when you need to create an MVP of your web application or build a web software in a limited timeframe.
.NET Stack
You can also call .NET stack as a part of the more massive overflow stack which is expert in fulfilling client and server side development needs. The most exciting thing about this stack is that it has over 60 frameworks, libraries, platforms, SDKs, etc., spread across more than 13 layers.
This makes the stack highly interoperable and independent in terms of programming language. It is one of the most secure stack, able to avoid all major types of attacks. The speed of development and portability of the solution is a solid feature of the .NET stack.
Ruby on Rails Stack
The framework is highly scalable and has a built-in database, and also compatible with MySQL.
In MySQL, if you want to pull up data from the database from multiple tables, you write 3 or 4 lines of code. In Ruby, you can do that in 3 words. This type of speed makes the development time cut short on a vast scale.
How to Choose a Technology Stack for Web Application Development?
Although, the ones mentioned here are not to be considered the final word. Your needs may differ from what they had in their minds. Still, you can learn from these technology stack examples.
Social Media Network (Eg: Facebook & Instagram Tech Stack)
Programming Language
- PHP
Database
- MongoDB
- Cassandra
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MariaDB
- HBase
Frameworks
- PHPFox
- Ruby on Rails
- Tornado
- Diaspora
JavaScript UI Libraries
- Yoga
- Relay
- React
- Flux
Other Tools
- Prophet (Forecasting)
- Presto (Big Data Tool)
- Beringei (In-Memory Database)
- Buck (Java Build Tool)
- McRouter (Memcached Tool)
Collaboration Tools & SaaS Products (Eg. Hive & Slack Tech Stack)
Programming Language
- Objective-C
- Java
- JavaScript
- PHP
Database
- MySQL
- MongoDB
- MS SQL
Frameworks
- CakePHP
- Laravel
- MacGap (Cross-Platform Desktop WebKit)
- Electron (Cross-Platform Desktop WebKit)
Web Servers
- Apache HTTP Server
- Amazon AWS
eCommerce Platform (eBay & Amazon Tech Stack)
Programming Language
- Perl
- Java
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Ruby
- ES6
Database
- MySQL
- MongoDB
- Oracle
- MS SQL
- Hadoop
- Cassandra
Frameworks
- Node.JS (Full Stack)
- React.JS
- Bootstrap
Web Servers
- Apache Tomcat
- Amazon AWS
JavaScript Libraries
- Marko
- jQuery
Learning Platform (Eg. Udacity & Coursera Tech Stack)
Programming Language
- Ruby
- Scala
- Python
- JavaScript
- PHP
Frameworks
- Node.JS
- Angular.JS
- Backbone.JS
- React
- Bootstrap
- Django
- Play
Other Tools
- Kafka (Message Queue)
- GraphQL (Query Language)
- Amazon SQS (Message Queue)
- Stylus (CSS Pre-Processor)
- jQuery (JavaScript UI Library)
- Pug (Templating Language)
Cloud Storage
- Amazon EC2
- Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
- Amazon S3
Database
- MySQL
- Redis
- Cassandra
- MongoDB
Web Servers
- Nginx
Q&A Forums (Eg. Reddit & Quora Tech Stack)
Programming Language
- Python
- PHP
Database
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
Frameworks
- Pylon
- Zepto.JS
- Node.JS
Web Servers
- MongoDB
- Nginx
Other Tools
- jQuery (JavaScript UI Library)
- Memcached
Information & Blogging Website (Product Hunt & Medium Tech Stack)
Programming Language
- Ruby
- JavaScript
- PHP (WordPress, Drupal
Database
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
Frameworks
- React.JS
- Ruby on Rails
Web Servers
- Nginx
Word of Advice
We hope you make the right choice with your web stacks. It is a bit of advice that besides doing your own research, you should talk to development experts who can guide you more firmly towards the right options.
