{"id":189,"date":"2017-11-17T05:38:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T05:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/downloadhungry.com\/blog\/?p=189"},"modified":"2017-11-17T05:38:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T05:38:39","slug":"an-introduction-to-mean-stack-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downloadhungry.com\/blog\/an-introduction-to-mean-stack-development\/","title":{"rendered":"An Introduction to MEAN Stack Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To deliver world-leading website applications requires solid partners such as front-end structures, database frameworks, libraries, and servers. In the past decade, many development technologies have emerged to aid the process of digital transformation. One such technology is MEAN stack. But what exactly is it? And why is it so popular?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/downloadhungry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/An-Introduction-to-MEAN-Stack-Development.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-190 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/downloadhungry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/An-Introduction-to-MEAN-Stack-Development.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/downloadhungry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/An-Introduction-to-MEAN-Stack-Development.png 628w, https:\/\/downloadhungry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/An-Introduction-to-MEAN-Stack-Development-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/search\/programming\/\"><strong>Image Credit<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nWhat Is MEAN?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nMEAN is an open-source and free programming stack using JavaScript. It is actually an acronym for four of the main JavaScript-based technologies: MongoDB, ExpressJS, Angular.JS and Node.js. MEAN has many benefits and has become very popular.<\/p>\n<p>The UK median annual salary for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itjobswatch.co.uk\/jobs\/uk\/mean%20stack.do?p=3\/\">MEAN stack developer<\/a> is currently \u00a350,000.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like some help with updating, optimising or even creating your organisation\u2019s website, why not get some advice from a professional web development company in London such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redsnapper.net\/web-development-services-london\">https:\/\/www.redsnapper.net<\/a> today?<\/p>\n<p>So what are the benefits of MEAN stack?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/downloadhungry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/An-Introduction-to-MEAN-Stack-Development2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-191 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/downloadhungry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/An-Introduction-to-MEAN-Stack-Development2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/downloadhungry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/An-Introduction-to-MEAN-Stack-Development2.png 628w, https:\/\/downloadhungry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/An-Introduction-to-MEAN-Stack-Development2-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Meanstack-624x250.jpg\"><strong>Image Credit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. High Flexibility<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nMEAN stack utilises JavaScript all the way through. This component, in turn, empowers the advancement of isomorphic code. As an example, if you were to start composing code for Node but then concluded that it would be better in Angular.js, MEAN stack means you would be able to move it without confusing any other elements inside the code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Cost Reduction<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nBecause MEAN utilises just one dialect throughout, an organisation does not need to use a wide range of coding experts. They will simply need to employ JavaScript specialists. This can potentially save significant amounts of money.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Open Source<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nAll advancements using MEAN are open-source so are therefore accessible for all to utilise. Basically, it helps all MEAN stack designers complete the advancement procedure using open storehouses and accessible libraries.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n4. Simple Client to Server Switching<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nMEAN is very easy to switch between the client and the server. For example, using Node.js as the web server means there is no need for Apache\/LAMP stack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Great for Ongoing Web Applications<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nUnlike more conventional technologies, MEAN uses SPAs (Single-Page Applications). This means that web pages do not need to be constantly refreshed for each server request.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Efficiency<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nMEAN has an abundant selection of Node.js module libraries that can be easily utilised, and this can save a considerable amount of time. It also has a mechanised testing system that informs you almost instantly when any element is broken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To deliver world-leading website applications requires solid partners such as front-end structures, database frameworks, libraries, and servers. 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