Welcome to the MEAN stack, a fresh look at web development built totally on open-source technologies. MongoDB is a No-SQL database, Node is a super-fast JavaScript web server, Express is an MVC framework for Node, and Angular is a client-side MVC framework. Together they provide a full-stack, open-source, JavaScript based web platform that’s amazingly fast. Whether you pull certain pieces from here into your work or whether you dive full boar into the MEAN stack, you’ll find some great methodologies here for improving your workflow.