This document details a presentation by Valeri Karpov on the advantages of the MEAN stack, highlighting its effectiveness for rapid prototyping, ease of automated testing, and efficiency in scaling. It outlines the components of the MEAN stack: MongoDB, Express.js, Angular.js, and Node.js, and discusses its origins and philosophy. Karpov emphasizes the benefits of using a single language across the stack to simplify development and improve testing processes.