Alternatives to build todays Web Applications and different hosting choices

Dears,
While we are so confused with What to follow for the optimal Architecture and what tool to use and what is the best integration to build a stable and responsive WEB application. and also where to host for stable accessibility. i have defined three alternatives for building a Web APP. with optimal hosting for each.

Note that you can comment with more alternatives and i promise i will update the post directly.

Alternative 1: For Mission Critical Apps

DataBase : SQL Server or ORACLE

Server Side APIs :

1. Entity Framework  : For Database object representation and Database Operation management
2. ASP.net WEB APIs : For Fast and Simple REST APIs.
3. WCF Services : for Dual Binding and Custom Security.

Data Binding and Manipulations :

1. AngularJS 1.x : If your UI is Template Oriented and no UI Dynamic creation expected.
2. ReactJS : If you you seek a Script First Data Driven APP, and if your UI is highly Dynamic upon the Data with different Conditions.
3. ReactJS : If you want to create a WorkFlow.
4. D3JS : For Fancy SVG Charts, Comparisons, Interactive and Organized and Dynamic Data Representations.
5. ThreeJS : If you want to add 3D or Animation.

Front End Business logic :

1. JavaScript : If you and your team have no problems with Heavy Scripting and not fully customized Object Oriented code.
2. ECMAScript : If you are like the above but need to write less code and more structured and readable, and want to keep the Un-Typed Scripting features (variables are not typed, all vars).
3. Type Script : for sake of minimal code, as much like C# and Java, Fully Object Oriented with interfaces, for building modules with access modifiers (public, private , ..etc), and for Type and Build  Error Check in Compile Time.
4. CoffeScript : Just like the ECMA but wants to witie RUBY or PYTHON like Code with space separation for code block.

Host : Windows Server

Alternative 2: For Non-Mission Critical and Huge Data Manipulation

DataBase : MongoDB, Cassandra (I recommend Mongo)

Server Side APIs :

1. NodeJS : For Database object representation and Database Operation management.
2. ASP.net WEB APIs : REST APIs
3. WCF  Services : for Dual Binding and Custom Security.

Data Binding and Manipulations :

1. AngularJS 1.x : If your UI is Template Oriented and no UI Dynamic creation expected.
2. ReactJS : If you you seek a Script First Data Driven APP, and if your UI is highly Dynamic upon the Data with different Conditions.
3. ReactJS : If you want to create a WorkFlow.
4. D3JS : For Fancy SVG Charts, Comparisons, Interactive and Organized and Dynamic Data Representations.
5. ThreeJS : If you want to add 3D or Animation.

Front End business logic :

1. JavaScript : If you and your team have no problems with Heavy Scripting and not fully customized Object Oriented code.
2. ECMAScript : If you are like the above but need to write less code and more structured and readable, and want to keep the Un-Typed Scripting features (variables are not typed, all vars).
3. Type Script : for sake of minimal code, as much like C# and Java, Fully Object Oriented with interfaces, for building modules with access modifiers (public, private , ..etc), and for Type and Build  Error Check in Compile Time.
4. CoffeScript : Just like the ECMA but wants to witie RUBY or PYTHON like Code with space separation for code block.

Host :

1. DataBase Server : Windows Server or Linux (I recommend)
2. Application Server : IIS over Windows in case of WCF or WEB APIs , Linux for the NodeJS.

Alternative 3: For Cloud Ready Application

DataBase :

1. Create a Cloud VM [Windows or Linux – Linux is better for low prices](From AZURE or Google Compute pr AMAZON) and install mongoDB.  (NB. MongoDB required High Memory Machine so focus on the RAM).
2. Use AZURe mongoDB service or Google Mongo Service, that is more scaleable and will take you out of the headache of Database Server management and Configuration, but much more costly compared with the last option.
3. Store Your Data Over Cloud Provider Storage Service (I recommend AZURE Table Storage for Tabular Data and AZURE Blob Storage for File Storage) NB. Revise this post before using The Table Storage.

Server Side APIs :

1. NodeJS : For Database object representation and Database Operation management.
2. ASP.net WEB APIs : REST APIs
3. WCF  Services : for Dual Binding and Custom Security.

Data Binding and Manipulations :

1. AngularJS 1.x : If your UI is Template Oriented and no UI Dynamic creation expected.
2. ReactJS : If you you seek a Script First Data Driven APP, and if your UI is highly Dynamic upon the Data with different Conditions.
3. ReactJS : If you want to create a WorkFlow.
4. D3JS : For Fancy SVG Charts, Comparisons, Interactive and Organized and Dynamic Data Representations.
5. ThreeJS : If you want to add 3D or Animation.

Front End business logic :

1. JavaScript : If you and your team have no problems with Heavy Scripting and not fully customized Object Oriented code.
2. ECMAScript : If you are like the above but need to write less code and more structured and readable, and want to keep the Un-Typed Scripting features (variables are not typed, all vars).
3. Type Script : for sake of minimal code, as much like C# and Java, Fully Object Oriented with interfaces, for building modules with access modifiers (public, private , ..etc), and for Type and Build  Error Check in Compile Time.
4. CoffeScript : Just like the ECMA but wants to witie RUBY or PYTHON like Code with space separation for code block.

Host :

1. DataBase Server : as illustrated in the DataBase part
2. Application Server :

If you use WEB APIs or WCF : Use AZURE APP Service for easier and faster updates or indeed Windows VM.

If you use NodeJS you can host in Linux VM or Windows VM.

General Notes From My Experience:

1. NodeJS is implemented over Chrome V8 Engine (compiler), so it supposed to be faster that the WEB APIs and indeed the WCF.
2. WCF Service is best choice when it comes to Dual HTTP Binding with Custom Security Configurations.
3. AZURE Cloud is easier than Google compute when it comes to Scaling Up/Down.
4. Google Compute Engine is much more Lower in price than AZURE even for Windows Machines.
5. Google Compute Engine team might suspend your VM for days if they felt that you are misaligned with the Terms Of Use , and they might re open when they discover that they were wrong !!
6.  Angular2 will introduce the Dynamic Component like the ReactJS with much more better performance than Angular 1.x.

Useful Links Regarding the Above:

Click For more Info about how to install and Configure MongoDB in Windows.

Click For more Info about how to install and Configure MongoDB in Linux.

Click For more Info about how to create a REST API using node JS over MongoDB.

Click For Getting Started with ASP.net WEB APIs

Click For Angular Official website

Click for ReactJS Official website

Click for D3Js Official website

Click for ECMAScript Official website

Click for TypeScript Official website

Click for ThreeJS Official website

AZURE limited 64KB table storage entity property ( Solutions )

Hi,
If you are new in windows azure and started to use AZURE Table Storage and inserting entities to specific table partition ..

you might get panicked if you tried to insert big data string and you got “BAD REQUEST” or error in inserting the Entity successfully.

its okay after all, but there are some roles while storing data to AZURE table storage like the RowKey formatting where you shouldn’t add ‘#’ to the RowKey and it should be Unique .. etc. but its not our concern now, where we focusing on the Single Entity Property Max size is 64KB.

Lets make a simple practice to understand where the EPIC is.

Copy the String you are trying to insert as a property value and save it in a text file and check the .txt file size ! .. the result is that the size is bellow 64KB,but you will continue receiving the same error.

The Dark fact here is that ;

The Table Storage Property Size is measured as :

Prop. Size = 4 bytes + Len (Partition-Key + Row-Key) * 2 bytes + For-Each Property(8 bytes + Len(Property Name) * 2 bytes + Sizeof(.Net Property Type))

Source : here

this means the Prop. size almost duplicated before saving, and this is a nightmare indeed if you are saving a URIs or big text. whatever the value of saving such big data to Table Storage, but its okay no one should attack you for this. any ways .. here is my solutions:

Solution 1: Divide

1. Divide the Big Prop. Data to smaller parts according to the Average size or you might make it dynamic to detect the Total Size and Assume the accepted size and Divide Total / Assumption = [the ‘N’ you should divide to].

2. Add a PartNo Prop. to use farther when you retrieve the data to merge the parts together in one value.

Solution 2: Use Blob Storage

1. Blob storage is here for saving files, and for your case you will use Text File to save your big Prop. Data that exceeds the 64KB to the file.

2. save the file to the Blob Storage and Keep the URL of the file to set as the Original Table Storage Prop. value.

3. While you are Retrieving the Data, you will do kind of mapping to Get the Entity from the Table Storage, then map. Get the File Data based upon the URL saved in the Table Entity.

I believe in Solution 2 rather than Solution 1 as it uses the power of AZURE Blob Storage in Sync. with Table Storage. Enjoy.

Solution 3: Use MongoDB service in AZURE

This is indeed more expensive but it will get you out of the Limited Prop. size.

Solution 4: Buy a VM and install your Own MongoDB

This is much less expensive than the last solution but the point here that you can always decrease the Cost of your VM by changing the operating System from Windows to Linux.

To study more about installing MongoDB in Windows of Linux , check my two posts (For Linux, For Windows).

Note that Mongo DB is a FREE NO-SQL Database Engine and what ever you programming technology you will find a driver for.