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the lean stack

what it is

nodejs

npm

mongodb

nginx

getting set up

installing node and mongo

set up a database

get node talking to the db

the development loop

make stuff to dump into mongo

change the structure if necessary

the downsides

set up nginx in front of node

Django/Python

what it is

python

Django framework

postgresql database

nginx

getting setup

installing python and django

extras like ipython

installing postgresql

the model design loop

make models

create in the database

change the model

drop the database and recreate

fixtures

testing

set up nginx in front of python

using python webservers

Rails

what it is

ruby

rails

postgresql

or mysql

nginx

getting setup

install ruby and rails

extras like irb

install postgresql

the dev loop

active record design

create in the db

change the design

drop the database and recreate

testing

set up nginx in front of rails

unicorn or some such rails server