- a11y (Accessibility): Development Practice (1999)
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- AlertifyJS: UI Library (2015)
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- AngularJS: Framework (2010 - 2021, Replaced by Angular)
- Anime.js: Library (2016)
- Ant Design: UI Components Library (2015)
- Apollo: Library (2016)
- Astro: Framework (2021)
- Axios: Library (2014)
- Babel: Build Tool (2014)
- Backbone.js: Framework (2010)
- BEM: CSS Methodology (2010)
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- Bootstrap: UI Components Library (2011)
- Chai: Testing Library (2011)
- Chakra UI: UI Components Library (2020)
- Chart.js: UI Library (2013)
- CircleCI: CI/CD Service (2011)
- CoffeeScript: Language (2009, Last release was in 2022.)
- Cropper.js: Library (2015)
- CSS: Language (1996)
- ct.js: Game Development (2019)
- Cypress: Testing Library (2014)
- D3.js: UI Library (2011)
- date-fns: Date & Time Library (2015)
- day.js: Date & Time Library (2018)
- Deno: Runtime Environment (2020)
- Docusaurus: Documentation Library (2017)
- docz: Documentation Library (2018)
- DOM: Specification (1998)
- ECharts: UI Library (2015)
- EJS: Template Engine (2011)
- Electron: Framework (2013)
- Ember.js: Framework (2011)
- Enzyme: Testing Library (2015, Last release was in 2019.)
- ES2022: Specification (2022)
- ESLint: Linter (2013)
- Evergreen: UI Components Library (2018)
- Fastify: Backend-as-a-Service (2016)
- Figma: Design Tool (2016)
- Firebase: Backend-as-a-Service (2012)
- Flowbite: UI Components Library (2021)
- Flutter: Framework (2017)
- Font Awesome: Icon Library (2012)
- Formik: UI Library (2017)
- Foundation: UI Components Library (2011)
- Gatsby: Framework (2015)
- Git: Version Control System (2005)
- GitHub Pages: Deployment & Hosting (2008)
- GitHub: Version Control System (2008)
- GitLab: Version Control System (2011)
- Glide.js: UI Library (2014)
- GraphQL: Specification (2015)
- Grunt: Build Tool (2016)
- Gulp: Build Tool (2013)
- Highcharts: UI Library (2014)
- HTML: Language (1993)
- i18n (internationalization): Development Practice (1970)
- Immer: Utility Library (2017)
- Immutable.js: Utility Library (2013)
- Insomnia: API Client (2016)
- Ionic: Framework (2012)
- Jade: Template Engine (2010 - 2015, Renamed to Pug)
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- Jest: Testing Library (2014)
- jQuery: Utility Library (2006)
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- JSON: Data Format (2001)
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- Mantine: UI Library (2021)
- Material UI: UI Components Library (2014)
- Materialize: CSS Framework (2022)
- Meteor.js: Framework (2012)
- Mocha: Testing Library (2011)
- Moment.js: Date & Time Library (2011)
- MVP.css: CSS Framework (2020)
- NestJS: Framework (2017)
- Next.js: Framework (2016)
- Node Cron: Library (2016)
- Node.js: Runtime Environment (2009)
- npm: Package Manager (2010)
- Panda: CSS Framework (2023)
- Parcel: Build Tool (2017)
- phaser: Game Development (2013)
- Pinia: State Management Library (2019)
- PixiJS: UI Library (2013)
- Playwright: Testing Library (2020)
- pnpm: Package Manager (2016)
- polished: Library (2017)
- Postman: API Client (2012)
- Prettier: Code Formatter (2017)
- Pug: Template Engine (2016, Formerly known as Jade. Last release was in 2021.)
- Pure: CSS Framework (2013)
- PWA: Web Application Model (2015)
- Radix UI: UI Components Library (2020)
- Ramda: Utility Library (2014)
- React Hook Form: UI Library (2019)
- React Native: Framework (2015)
- React Testing Library: Testing Library (2018)
- react-icons: Icon Library (2016)
- React-Toastify: UI Library (2017)
- React: Framework (2013)
- Rebass: UI Components Library (2018)
- Redux Toolkit: State Management Library (2019)
- Redux-Saga: State Management Library (2015)
- Redux: State Management Library (2011)
- RefluxJS: State Management Library (2014, Last release was in 2017.)
- Relay: Library (2016)
- Remix: Framework (2021)
- Render: Deployment & Hosting (2019)
- REST: Specification (2000)
- reveal.js: Framework (2013)
- Rollup: Build Tool (2015)
- RxJS: Library (2015)
- Sass: Language (2006)
- Semantic UI: UI Library (2013)
- SemVer: Specification (2011)
- SEO: Development Practice (1997)
- Sinon.JS: Testing Library (2015)
- Socket.IO: Library (2010)
- SolidJS: Framework (2018)
- SPA: Web Application Model (2003)
- Spectre.css: CSS Framework (2016)
- spruce: CSS Framework (2021)
- SSR: Web Application Model (1995)
- Storybook: Documentation Library (2016)
- styled-components: Library (2016)
- Svelte: Framework (2016)
- SVG: Data Format (2001)
- sweetalert2: UI Library (2015)
- SWR: Library (2019)
- Tailwind CSS: CSS Framework (2017)
- Tamagui: UI Components Library (2022)
- TensorFlow.js: Machine Learning Library (2018)
- Three.js: UI Library (2013)
- Tone.js: Library (2014)
- Travis CI: CI/CD Service (2011, Free plan stopped in 2020)
- TSDX: Library (2019)
- TSLint: Linter (2013 - 2019)
- TypeScript: Language (2012)
- Underscore.js: Utility Library (2009)
- upload.js: Library (2021)
- Vercel: Deployment & Hosting (2015)
- Video.js: Library (2013)
- Viewer.js: Library (2015)
- Vite: Build Tool (2020)
- Vitest: Testing Library (2021)
- Vue.js: Framework (2014)
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