Solution stack
set of software subsystems or components needed to create a complete platform
In computing, a solution stack, also called software stack and tech stack is a set of software subsystems or components needed to create a complete platform such that no additional software is needed to support applications. Applications are said to “run on” or “run on top of” the resulting platform.
For example, to develop a web application, the architect defines the stack as the target operating system, web server, database, and programming language. Another version of a software stack is operating system, middleware, database, and applications. Regularly, the components of a software stack are developed by different developers independently of one another.
Some components/subsystems of an overall system are chosen together often enough that the particular set is referred to by a name representing the whole, rather than by naming the parts. Typically, the name is an acronym representing the individual components.
The term “solution stack” has, historically, occasionally included hardware components as part of a final product, mixing both the hardware and software in layers of support.
Full-stack developer
A full-stack developer is expected to be able to work in all the layers of the application (front-end and back-end). In the past, several developers commonly specialized doing individual application layers, that over time merged into a full-stack developer who works both the front and back end development of a website, web application or desktop application.
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