Node.js

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  • Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
  • Node Beginner Book - Get started with developing applications with Node.js, teaching you everything you need to know about "advanced" JavaScript along the way. It goes way beyond your typical "Hello World" tutorial.


Programming languages: JavaScript, CoffeeScript, IcedCoffeeScript, LiveScript, Roy
Pre-compiled templates: Handlebars.js, Jade, Mustache, Eco
Styles: CSS, Stylus, LESS, Sass
Minifiers: uglify.js, clean-css
npm install jshint
  • Ender Ender is a full featured package manager for your browser. It allows you to search, install, manage, and compile front-end JavaScript packages and their dependencies for the web. We like to think of it as npm's little sister. Mix, match, and customize your own build, suited to your individual needs, without all the extra cruft that comes with larger libraries.