Software Stacks

Definition #

A software stack refers to a combination of tools that are used together to create ​software. We have already seen examples of this in the previous lesson, where many of the isomorphic frameworks we discussed used a combination of other frameworks or tools to provide the specific features it offers. These tools are inbuilt in these frameworks and are part of a nuance that users do not need to worry about when using the framework to develop their applications.

However, it is often the case that multiple frameworks need to be used together along with other tools as a stack to create a web application, and in this case, each one of them needs to be explicitly included and linked by users themselves. We have already studied both front end and back end frameworks in the previous lessons; now we will look into using them together as a software stack to develop whole web applications.