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1.) Batteries-included data stack. No need to implement custom realtime synchronization or handle optimistic updates yourself, Meteor uses it's Livedata Protocol to offer a hassle-free realtime data solution that relies on MongoDB for data storage.
2.) JavaScript like it's supposed to be. With Meteor 1.3 and it's NPM integration, there's now absolutely no overhead to using the popular package manager, thus allowing all JavaScript libraries to be used on the server as well as the client side. No need for a configuration-heavy alternative like Webpack.
3.) Not Only Rapid Development. Although Meteor is the go-to framework for prototyping since it's very easy to get started with development and there's no need for much boilerplate, the platform goes a step further to ensure that your applications can be made future-proof, with many guidelines driven by the community and native testing support coming in Meteor 1.3.
4.) Backwards-Compatible Updates. Even though the platform is rapidly evolving, the developers always take good care of applications written for previous versions. This means that you can start writing your app today and even though the platform most probably will change certain preferences in terms of what the default view layers, data stacks, etc. should be, your applications that rely on the previous technologies will continue to work just fine in years to come. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
1.) Rapid Evolvement. The platform evolves so quickly that Meteor apps from one year ago look completely different and new applications follow entirely different guidelines, which can result in difficult decisions in terms of what technologies to rely on and whether or not you want to go through the hassle of changing in order to go with the currently suggested stack. However, this issue is mitigated somewhat by the fact that no matter what technologies you go for, Meteor always makes sure that it stays backwards-compatible so you can be sure that it will continue to work.
2.) Enforced Realtime. Currently (as of Meteor 1.3) there's no way to make realtime data selective and turn it off for certain pages, i.e. if you'd like to create a more static experience and live data synchronization is not really a priority for you, Meteor doesn't provide a guideline for how you would handle that situation. This can be an issue in terms of scalability, as continuous connections cost a lot more than the good old request-response model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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I am working on meteor JS for last two years and my experience with meteor java script framework is very good.
we used meteor.js for developing our mobile(android and IOS applications) and web application one of the main advantages we got from this framework is we have to use only one language for front-end, back-end and for database,
Which coupled with MongoDB database which stores JSON Objects, and uses java script as a query language meteor.js is very fast due to its real - time feature, which propagate data changes to client without requiring the developer to write any synchronization code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There are very few disadvantages of meteor.js, some of we are faced are following
first one is you have to use mongoDB as database query language also there is lack of sql support in meteor.js
and also In meteor there is lack of testing frameworks which turns out to be one of main disadvantages of meteor Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
fast prototyping, learning curve, real-time by default, so easy for pwa applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Cant disable front end/default page. This is so useful for a server-only application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Mini mongo (client-side mongo) is pretty cool, as is pub-sub for some applications. Doesn't scale well in other scenarios though.
It's a full client-side and server side framework that covers authentication, DB management, client-side UI, etc. I've enjoyed working with it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Pub/sub doesn't scale well when there are many DB updates in a short period. The developer abandoned nice performance monitoring system (Kadira). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
MEAN Stack there is a necessity to perform synchronization between Express.js and Angular.js. also in the Node.js and MongoDB. But, Meteor JS delivers an absolute solution for producing and deploying web apps. Meteor you can develop apps in JavaScript for a web browser, application server, and mobile environment. Meteor has several built-in features like hot code reload, automatic CSS & JS minification, and reactive templates. The app is created using JavaScript so you can use the same code on both client and server-side. Meteor JS allows us to develop and deploy Android and iOS apps through the Cordova PhoneGap alliance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Especially the asset management that allows using a glob pattern and NPM dependency management syntax matching that which is used by package.json. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Meteor publication/subscriptions are very easy to work with, allowing easy use of data manipulation, which is one of the advantages of using a full stack framework like Meteor that covers both backend and frontend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The Meteor "Atmosphere" ecosystem is lacking, and lacks the robustness of library ecosystems for React, and even Angular. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's very easy, and it can be deployed in multiple platforms, very powerful and it can be interested with different front end frameworks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Community support is not as big and a bit difficult to deploy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
the fact that it is coming ready out of the box, almost no configuration is needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
it might be expensive for smaller companies
you need a bit of time to get to work with this product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Easy to learn, integration with other frontend engines like Vue and React, has support for npm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sometimes the apps get bloated due to the internal workings of the meteor Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like the framework itself because of it is simply , efficient, and scalable and have ability to develop one code base for multiple platforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Less community on internet for help but we use documentation for the help Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
