As with any other database solution, you’ll need middleware of some kind to communicate between MongoDB and the JavaScript components. One common choice for the MEAN stack is Mongoose.

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?

The MEAN stack provides a set of open-source components that, when combined, provide an end-to-end framework for developing dynamic Javascript web applications. The stack is comprised of a MongoDB ...

These four JavaScript-based components – MongoDB, Express, AngularJS and Node.js –have become known together as the “MEAN stack.” The LAMP stack is now essentially obsolete technology, and the MEAN ...

MEAN stack is a set of Javascript technologies which is the abbreviation of MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS and NodeJS. Many web development companies started using MEAN stack services for their web ...