Pro MERN Stack: Full Stack Web App Development with Mongo, Express, React, and Node

© Vasan Subramanian 2019

Vasan SubramanianPro MERN Stackhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4391-6_1

1. Introduction

Vasan Subramanian¹ 

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

Web application development is not what it used to be, even a few years back. Today, there are so many options, and the uninitiated are often confused about what’s good for them. There are many choices; not just the broad stack (the various tiers or technologies used), but also for tools that aid in development. This book stakes a claim that the MERN stack is great for developing a complete web application and takes the reader through all that is necessary to get that done.

In this chapter, I’ll give a broad overview of the technologies that the MERN stack consists of. I won’t go into ...