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MEAN Vs. LAMP: Finding the Right Fit For Your Next Project

Posted by samzenpus on from the best-tools-for-the-job dept.

snydeq writes: LAMP diehards take note: The flexible simplicity of MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS, and Node.js is no joke and could very well be a worthwhile stack for your next programming project, writes InfoWorld's Peter Wayner. "It was only a few years ago that MongoDB, Express.js, AngularJS, and Node.js were raising eyebrows on their own. Now they've grown up and ganged up, and together they're doing serious work, poaching no small number of developers from the vast LAMP camp. But how exactly does this newfangled MEAN thing stack up against LAMP? When is it better to choose the well-tested, mature LAMP over this upstart collection of JavaScript-centric technologies?"

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  1. Different types of terms by markdavis · · Score: 4, Funny

    Never heard of "MEAN" before now, but that doesn't align with the term "LAMP" which describes the entire server/platform. "LAMP" includes the operating system (Linux) and web server (Apache) in the name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    While MEAN does not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    So would it be "LAMEAN" perhaps? :)

    1. Re:Different types of terms by Penguinisto · · Score: 4, Funny

      As long as they don't replace it with Erlang, because then it would just be LAME.

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    2. Re:Different types of terms by mr_mischief · · Score: 5, Funny

      Something other than Node is likely used for the static parts of a site or for caching. Apache or Nginx are likely candidates. There are endless stack names, and they can be as silly as we want and someone could still build something useful on them. LAMP got coined because the stack was so popular together, with the 'P' being /P(erl|HP|ython)/ in many camps. That doesn't mean they'll all catch on as common, popular stacks.

      Some people use BAPP -- BSD, Apache, PostgreSQL, Perl/Python/PHP. Some people use specifically FreeBSD: FAPP. Some people use FreeBSD, Apache, Perl, and SQLite...

      Here are some other less common web stacks:

      MongoDB, ExpressJS, Linux, AngularJS, NodeJS, Groovy, Erlang
      MELANGE

      Scala, Python, AngularJS, Zope
      SPAZ

      Clojure, Linux, Oracle DB, WebGL, Nginx
      CLOWN

      PostgreSQL, io.js, Scala, Solaris, Erlang, D
      PISSED

      SQLite, Ubuntu, C, korn shell, io.js, TCL
      SUCKIT

      Lighttpd, io.js, C, Kadmelia
      LICK

      Apache, Mumps, io.js, R, Ingres, Twitter API, Enterprise JavaBeans
      AMIRITE

  2. Re:Great comparison by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your mama was a snowblower!

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    systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
  3. Re:The Fuck? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    I enjoyed this gem:

    If you write code for Node and decide it’s better placed in AngularJS, you can move it over with ease, and it's almost certain to run the same way.

    Yes, if there's one thing professional programmers (and their PHBs) love, it's code that's almost certain to work.

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    systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
  4. Re:The Fuck? by narcc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ruby

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    Required reading for internet skeptics