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Introduction
What are the crucial things that you would consider
when developing software for your business or
startup? Along with planning your budget, time, and
effort, you need to choose the right technology stack
to get your project off the ground successfully.

What is a software stack? Why do you need to

choose one? What are the popular development
stacks out there in the current market? This post
explores.

What is a technology stack?

A technology stack, also known as a software stack
or development stack is a data ecosystem that
enlists the underlying tools, frameworks, and libraries
used to build and run your application. For instance,
Facebook’s exhaustive application stack includes
PHP, React, GraphQL, Cassandra, Hadoop, Swift, and
a host of other frameworks.

A tech stack is broadly divided into two: client-side

(frontend) and server-side (backend). While
backend technologies include web frameworks,
programming languages, servers, and operating
systems, frontend technologies include HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, and UI frameworks and libraries.

Why choose a software stack to

develop your application?
Software stacks are to your applications, what a
deep foundation and girders are to a building. The
competitiveness and viability of your application
depend upon the technology stack that you choose.
Your software stack choice has a long say in your
web application development as it influences:

How your app works

How it will behave in the future

The scalability of your product

The purpose of your project/business

Your choice of data and application storage (Cloud or

Local)

The capacity of your server systems (whether it’s made

for high-read operations or high-write traffic)

As software development standards and trends

change within the blink of an eye, it is important to
be updated on the most popular tech trends that
currently reign the market. By analyzing the
strengths and weaknesses of popular application
stacks, you can start developing your product with
improved confidence, as you get to know the ways
to mitigate development risks.

So, what are the leading stacks of software

development in 2021? Here they are:

1. The MEAN Stack

The MEAN (MongoDB, Express.js, AngularJS, and
Node.js) is one of the most popular tech stacks of
2021. Being an end-to-end JavaScript stack, you use
a single language throughout your stack. Thus, you
have the opportunity to reuse code across the entire
application, decreasing needless reinvention.
Another advantage of using MEAN is that all the
technologies are free and open-source with the
support of a vibrant community. The applications of
MEAN stack are perfect for cloud hosting since they
are flexible, scalable, and extensible. The stack can
be deployed easily as it includes its own web server.
The database can be scaled on-demand to
accommodate usage spikes temporarily.

Read more: How we optimized a MEAN Stack project

for better performance
MEAN allows you to use a single team of JavaScript
developers who can work adaptively. While MEAN
isn’t perfect for every application, it excels in various
uses like calendars, mapping and location finding,
and news aggregation sites.

2. The MERN Stack

The MERN stack is very similar to MEAN, in which
React replaces Angular. Since React uses Virtual
DOM, changes can be implemented easily. React
uses JSX, which is a modification of JavaScript,
enabling seamless component work. React is one of
the most popular frameworks used for building high-
end, single-page applications with interactive UIs.

Since 2021 is all about enhancing UI, MERN stands to

gain. However, while working with React, developers
have to deal with limited core functionality since
React is a library and not a framework. Hence most
developers resort to third-party services.

3. The MEVN Stack

In this version of MEAN, Angular is replaced by Vue.js
as a front-end framework. This framework has
shown immense popularity over the last few years.
Its popularity is expected to continue to 2021 as it is a
lightweight solution compared to Angular. Vue.js
offers basic out-of-the-box functionality. This
functionality can be extended using third-party
services. You can say that Vue.js combines the best
features of Angular and React to give you great
performance and a rich set of tools.

4. The LAMP Stack

The LAMP can be called a classic, time-tested stack
of technologies – Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. The
LAMP still remains one of the most common ways to
deliver web applications and was one of the first
open-source software stacks which is still widely
used. Popular open-source CMS such as WordPress
and Drupal use LAMP. The stability, simplicity, and
power that accompany LAMP have made it the
platform of choice for developing new custom web
apps.

The LAMP stack can efficiently handle dynamic

pages wherein the content changes every time it is
loaded. LAMP being open-source and non-
proprietary, you can choose components based on
your specific business requirements. Instead of using
Linux as the OS, you can use Microsoft Windows to
form a WAMP stack or MAC OS to form the MAMP
stack. PHP can also be swapped for Perl or the
increasingly popular Python language.

Read more: Why Is It High-Time To Find Alternatives

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Since the LAMP has been around for more than a

decade, you can avail of the benefits of a substantial
LAMP ecosystem.

5. The Serverless Stack

2021 is the best time to build on cloud infrastructure
or in other words- to go serverless. Serverless
computing platforms provide all the services and
tools thus making infrastructure management much
simpler. You can easily scale up to hundreds of
thousands of users overnight. AWS Lambda was one
of the first serverless platforms. Google cloud is
another significant provider of serverless computing
services.

6. Flutter for Web

Flutter for Web can be called a game-changer in the
cross-platform development world. It uses the same
UI and business logic on all platforms. With Flutter,
you don’t have to spend time on deployment. You
can fix bugs, add new features, and build UI without
compromising on speed.

What should be your next step?

Having learned the tech stack meaning and its
impact on your application development, here are a
few tips that will help you make a wise choice:

While building software or an application, employing a

consistent, standardized software stack is of utmost
importance.

You have to create your backend with a set of tools

designed to work together, reducing development time
and streamlining resources.

In today’s overcrowded stack field, you are spoilt for

options. You cannot go for a one-size-fits-all approach
while choosing a stack for your project. You need to find
a web stack that provides unique advantages for your
application.

Now that you’ve made it this far, do you agree that

these are the most important tech stacks for custom
software development? Can you think of any other
names that need to be included in this list? Do let us
know!

Here at Fingent, we set out to adopt the most

efficient technology stacks that can make your
software product highly competitive and fulfill your
organization’s unique requirements. If you have any
questions left, our technology consultants are ready
to offer you a piece of expert advice. Feel free to drop
us a message, any time.

About the Author

Arun Thomas

“Arun is a full-stack developer at Fingent. He spends a

workday experimenting with Jquery, CSS, HTML; and

dabbles with Python, Node, and PHP. With a broad skill set

ranging from UX to Design, and from front end to back end

development, Arun enjoys working in challenging projects

and is always on a go-to learn something new.”