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Web Development and the FARM Stack

Websites are built using a set of technology that is often called a stack. Every component of the stack is responsible for one layer of the application. While in theory, you could combine any type of frontend technology with any type of backend technology and, thus, end up with a custom stack, some have proven their worth in terms of agility and reduced development time. If you are a web developer or an analyst who must put some data online from time to time, or you just want to broaden your developer horizons, this chapter should give you some perspective on this set of tools, and how they compare to alternative technologies.

This chapter provides an overview of today’s web development landscape in terms ...

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