What is the difference between a website and a web app?
This is a common confusion. A website is fundamentally informational – it presents content to the visitor. A web app is interactive – the user can perform actions, manage data and get personalized experiences. In practice, most modern projects blur the line, but the distinction helps you choose the right technical architecture.
The four tech stacks you encounter the most
The MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express, Angular, Node.js) and the MERN stack (using React instead of Angular) were long dominant. Today, they have largely been replaced by more modern combinations.
The most common modern stack in 2026 for new projects: Next.js (React framework for frontend and API routes), TypeScript (type safety), Supabase (PostgreSQL database and authentication), Cloudflare (CDN, DNS and edge functions). This combination provides high productivity, good scalability and reasonable costs for the vast majority of project types.
Frontend vs Backend vs Fullstack – what does your project need?
Frontend development is about what the user sees and interacts with – HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React. Backend development is about servers, databases, business logic and APIs. Fullstack developers can work with both.
Most modern startups and small product teams build with full-stack frameworks like Next.js, where one and the same person can handle both frontend and simpler backend logic. It lowers the need for personnel and increases mobility.
Cloud Platforms: AWS vs Google Cloud vs Azure vs Vercel
AWS, Google Cloud and Azure are enterprise cloud services with extremely broad functionality but high complexity. For most web companies and startups, they are at a premium.
Vercel and Netlify are modern hosting platforms optimized for JavaScript frameworks. Simple deployment, built-in CI/CD and automatic scaling. Vercel is the first choice for Next.js projects. Supabase handles database and authentication. Cloudflare manages CDN and edge. That combination is right for 80 percent of modern web projects.
