I've been playing around with Node, Mongo, and Express--all parts of a full-stack Javascript (JS) framework. I'm truly enjoying it, though I do have to say sometimes the guys building this stuff are just way over the top in terms of abstractions and complexity. Keep it simple, guys :) JS is known as the language for web pages. But that wasn't always the case; ChiliSoft and Microsoft used Javascript in ASP, and Netscape had a crappy implementation in Livewire. But now it's back and much better. The reason I'm interested is that I know Javascript pretty well--I'd say I'm proficient. It gives me the ability to code the web application from the server to the database to the browser or mobile device in a single language. And that "full-stack", single-language programming means I don't have to learn new syntax, and switch from one to another, which is tough for old guys like me. Mongoose is an ORM for Mongodb. If you're not a programmer
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