Tech: Node.js and NPM Express Framework - MVC web framework + server Asynchronous Programming Kraken Layer - functionality + security on top of Express Drywall user Management BCrypt - Encrypt passwords Passport User Authentication - User auth system Socket.io - takes advantages of web sockets HTTP/REST Bootstrap/Foundation Multer File Uploading Module
Databases and ORMs: MongoDB - (Local and MLab) ORM - Mongoose, Monk, and MongoJS Apache Cassandra - column database Firebase - remote database MySQL - relational databases PostgreeSQL
Template Engines: Jade Express Handlebars EJS DustJS