The document discusses the MERN stack, which is a full-stack web development framework that uses MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js. It provides an overview of each component and how they work together. MongoDB is the database, Express is the backend framework, React is the frontend framework, and Node.js is the runtime environment. The MERN stack allows for building full-stack web apps with a 3-tier architecture using a single programming language, JavaScript. It emphasizes fast performance, scalability, and ease of development.