https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Zebobbybird explain xkcd - User contributions [en] 2026-05-17T11:53:45Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.30.0 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1636:_XKCD_Stack&diff=110195 1636: XKCD Stack 2016-01-29T07:29:03Z <p>Zebobbybird: /* Explanation of steps */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1636<br /> | date = January 29, 2016<br /> | title = XKCD Stack<br /> | image = xkcd_stack.png<br /> | titletext = This site requires Sun Java 6.0.0.1 (32-bit) or higher. You have Macromedia Java 7.3.8.1¾ (48-bit). Click here [link to java.com main page] to download an installer which will run fine but not really change anything.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Needs more detail.}}<br /> <br /> In software engineering, a tech stack is the set of technology platforms and tools that a company or app uses. A common tech stack is LAMP, composed of a Linux operating system, an Apache web server, a MySQL database, and the PHP programming language. In this comic, the XKCD stack is introduced. The technologies comprising it are either non-existent, unreliable, or outdated. <br /> <br /> ===Explanation of steps===<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> | | &lt;b &gt;Layer&lt;/b&gt;<br /> | | &lt;b &gt;Explanation&lt;/b&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> EBNF/CSS<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Broken Java Applet<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Archive.org Mirror<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Hypercard.js<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> QBasic on Rails<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> [Blocked by AdBlocker]<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> MongoDB/Excel<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Some piece that works so nobody asks any questions<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Triply-Nested Docker<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Paravirtual Boy®<br /> | |<br /> This is a reference to the Virtual Boy, a failed portable console created by Nintendo.<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> A dev typing real fast<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Older version of our software<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Mystery Networking Horror<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Microsoft Bob Server®<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> A giant CPU someone built in Minecraft<br /> | |<br /> <br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> <br /> Introducing<br /> <br /> The XKCD Stack<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> | |<br /> EBNF/CSS<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Broken Java Applet<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Archive.org Mirror<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Hypercard.js<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> QBasic on Rails<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> [Blocked by AdBlocker]<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> MongoDB/Excel<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Some piece that works so nobody asks any questions<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Triply-Nested Docker<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Paravirtual Boy®<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> A dev typing real fast<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Older version of our software<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Mystery Networking Horror<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> Microsoft Bob Server®<br /> |-<br /> | |<br /> A giant CPU someone built in Minecraft<br /> |}<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div> Zebobbybird