What is MEAN Stack?.
MEAN is a framework for an easy starting point with MongoDB, Node.js, Express, and AngularJS. It is a user-friendly full-stack JavaScript framework ideal for building dynamic websites and applications. It is a free and open-source stack designed to supply developers with a quick and organized method for creating rapid prototypes of MEAN-based web applications. It is a single language, JavaScript, runs on every level of the application, making it an efficient and becomes a modern approach in web development.
Pros:
- Supports MVC (Model View Controller) architecture
- Optimized for performance, also best suited to multi-device responsive designs.
Cons:
- Angular is sometimes maddeningly verbose and complicated, and can be overkill for simple applications and website.
- Mongo isn’t as reliable and stable out of the box as relational databases, and requires an experienced DBA for production apps