Blog 21: 10 tech stacks for software development

Tech stack primarily constitutes a frontend and a backend. There is also an overarching layer to deploy, host, and manage the app in a production.

• Client side (frontend)

  • Constitutes the user interface (UI).

  • Handles client-side logic.

  • Develops interactive user interfaces and front end components.

  • Programming languages examples: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and etc.

  • Front end frameworks examples: React, Angular, Vue.js, and etc.

• Server side (backend)

  • Logic that runs behind the application.

  • Handles client requests.

  • Database to store data.

  • Programming languages examples: Python, Ruby, Java, Node.js and etc.

  • Backend frameworks examples: Django, Ruby on Rails, and etc.

  • Web Servers examples: Nginx, Apache, and etc.

  • Databases examples: MySQL, Oracle database, NoSQL database, and etc.

• Deployment, Infrastructure

  • Overarching layer to deploy, host, and manage the app in a production.

  • Platforms examples: Cloud platforms (such as Google Cloud, Azure, AWS).

  • Tools examples: Containerization technologies (such as Docker and Kubernetes), deployment automation tools, monitoring systems.

10 tech stacks for software development:

1. LAMP stack

   1. Linux (OS), Apache (web server), MySQL (database), PHP (programming language).

   2. Open-source, easy to set up and deploy.

2. MEAN stack

   1. MongoDB (database), Express.js (backend framework), Angular (frontend framework), and Node.js (runtime environment).

   2. Suited for real-time application capabilities, is scalable and efficient.

3. MERN stack

   1. MongoDB (database), Express.js (backend framework), React (frontend framework), and Node.js (runtime environment).

   2. Has reusable components, high performance.

4. Ruby on Rails stack

   1. Ruby on Rails is a web application framework.

   2. Ruby as the programming language and includes various libraries and tools.

   3. Uses HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for UI.

   4. Suited for rapid development and has a strong community support.

5. .NET stack

   1. Framework developed by Microsoft

   2. Used for building web applications with languages such as C#, Visual Basic.

   3. Supports cross-platform development and integrates with Microsoft products.

6. Python-Django Stack

   1. Django is a high-level Python web framework.

   2. Supports rapid development and is scalable.

7. Flutter stack

   1. Open-source UI software development kit created by Google.

   2. Cross platform applications from a single codebase (i.e., Android, iOS, etc.).

   3. Supports fast development.

8. React Native stack

   1. Framework for building native apps using React and JavaScript.

   2. Code reusability, fast development, strong community support.

9. Java Enterprise Edition stack

   1. Stack extends from the Java SE platform for enterprise apps.

   2. Is portable and scalable.

10. Serverless stack

    1. Allows developers to build and run applications without managing servers.

    2. Hence, is cost efficient and scalable.

To conclude, choose a tech stack that suits your requirements. Also, note the following:

·      Flexibility and simplicity of the technology

·      Do you have the necessary expertise?

·      Is the technology scalable?

·      Does it fall under your budget?

·      Future potential of this tech? etc.

Refer blog 84 for a list of tools used for product development.

Refer blog 63 to learn more on Technical Requirements Document or TRD (tech stack is an important part of the TRD).

Jump to blog 100 to refer to the overall product management mind map.

Source:

https://thinkpalm.com/blogs/the-top-10-tech-stacks-for-software-development-that-will-rule-2024/

https://medium.com/@shubhijain/top-10-technology-stack-in-software-development-for-2024-6e0478e12f56

All the best! 😊