A curated list of frameworks, libraries, tools, browsers, developer platforms, documentation resources, and learning materials for modern web development, covering both frontend and backend technologies.
- Official Web Standards & Documentation
- Frontend Frameworks
- CSS Frameworks & UI Libraries
- JavaScript Libraries & Utilities
- Static Site Generators
- Backend Frameworks
- APIs, GraphQL & Server-Side Tools
- Databases & ORMs
- Authentication & Authorization
- Tooling, Bundlers & Build Systems
- Hosting, Deployment & CI/CD
- Testing & QA
- Web Performance & Optimization
- Security
- Learning Resources
- Related Awesome Lists
- MDN Web Docs – Authoritative resource for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and browser APIs.
- WHATWG HTML Standard – Living HTML standard maintained by browser vendors.
- W3C – Official web standards body for CSS, accessibility, and web architecture.
- ECMAScript Language Spec – Specification for JavaScript maintained by TC39.
- Can I Use – Browser support tables for modern and experimental web technologies.
- React – Component-based UI library for building interactive frontends.
- Vue.js – Progressive framework for building approachable and efficient interfaces.
- Angular – Full-featured framework for complex enterprise-grade applications.
- Svelte – Compiler-driven UI framework for highly performant interfaces.
- SolidJS – Reactive UI library for fine-grained performance.
- Tailwind CSS – Utility-first CSS framework for rapidly styling components.
- Bootstrap – Popular CSS framework for responsive and accessible UI elements.
- Bulma – Modern CSS framework based on Flexbox.
- Material UI – React component library implementing Google’s Material Design.
- Chakra UI – Accessible React component library with themeable components.
- jQuery – Widely used DOM manipulation and event handling library.
- Lodash – Utility library offering functional helpers for arrays, objects, and data.
- Day.js – Lightweight alternative to Moment.js for date/time manipulation.
- Axios – Promise-based HTTP client for browsers and Node.js.
- D3.js – Data-driven visualization library for interactive charts and graphics.
- Next.js – React framework with SSR, SSG, and serverless API routes.
- Gatsby – React-based SSG optimized for performance and content sites.
- Hugo – High-performance static site generator written in Go.
- Jekyll – Ruby-based SSG powering GitHub Pages.
- Astro – Content-focused SSG with zero-JS by default.
- Node.js – JavaScript runtime for backend, API, and full-stack applications.
- Express.js – Minimal framework for building REST APIs in Node.js.
- NestJS – TypeScript backend framework for scalable server-side applications.
- Ruby on Rails – Full-stack MVC framework for rapid web application development.
- Django – Python framework with batteries-included philosophy.
- Laravel – Elegant PHP framework with expressive syntax and rich tooling.
- GraphQL – Query language for APIs enabling strongly typed data fetching.
- Apollo GraphQL – Complete GraphQL platform for servers and clients.
- tRPC – TypeScript-first framework for creating end-to-end typesafe APIs.
- Express.js – Minimal API framework widely adopted in the Node.js ecosystem.
- FastAPI – Python framework for high-performance APIs with automatic OpenAPI docs.
- PostgreSQL – Robust open-source relational database for modern applications.
- MySQL – Widely used relational database for websites and applications.
- MongoDB – NoSQL document database used for flexible data storage.
- Prisma – TypeScript ORM for relational databases with type-safe queries.
- Sequelize – Promise-based ORM for Node.js with support for SQL databases.
- SQLAlchemy – Python ORM for powerful relational data modeling.
- Auth0 – Identity platform for authentication, authorization, and SSO.
- Firebase Auth – Authentication with OAuth, email, and phone login.
- Clerk – Authentication platform with prebuilt UI components.
- Passport.js – Authentication middleware for Node.js with hundreds of strategies.
- Devise – Flexible authentication framework for Ruby on Rails.
- Vite – Fast development server and build system powered by ES modules.
- Webpack – Widely used module bundler for modern JavaScript applications.
- Rollup – Bundler optimized for libraries and tree-shaking.
- Parcel – Zero-config bundler supporting TypeScript, React, and more.
- ESBuild – Extremely fast bundler and minifier written in Go.
- Vercel – Hosting platform optimized for Next.js and modern frontend apps.
- Netlify – Jamstack hosting with git-based workflows and serverless functions.
- DigitalOcean App Platform – Managed hosting for full-stack apps.
- Render – Cloud platform for static sites, APIs, workers, and databases.
- GitHub Actions – CI/CD automation integrated into GitHub.
- CircleCI – Cloud CI/CD solution for automating builds and deployments.
- Jest – JavaScript testing framework with built-in mocks and assertions.
- Mocha – Flexible testing framework for Node.js and browser apps.
- Cypress – End-to-end testing framework for frontend web applications.
- Playwright – Cross-browser testing for UI automation.
- RSpec – Testing framework for Ruby and Rails applications.
- Lighthouse – Performance and accessibility auditing tool.
- WebPageTest – Deep analysis of site performance across browsers and locations.
- PageSpeed Insights – Performance insights powered by real user metrics.
- ImageOptim – Image compression tool for reducing asset size.
- Bundlephobia – Estimates package size and performance impact before installing.
- OWASP Top Ten – Essential reference list of top web application security risks.
- Helmet – Middleware for securing Express apps with HTTP headers.
- Brakeman – Security scanner for Ruby on Rails.
- Snyk – Dependency and container vulnerability scanning.
- bcrypt – Secure password hashing for Node.js applications.
- freeCodeCamp – Comprehensive, hands-on curriculum for web development.
- W3Schools – Beginner-friendly tutorials covering core web technologies.
- MDN Learning Area – Tutorials provided by Mozilla for modern web development.
- Frontend Masters – Advanced courses taught by industry experts.
- The Odin Project – Open-source web development curriculum.
- Egghead.io – Short, focused video lessons for modern frameworks.
- The Complete Web Developer Bootcamp – Bestseller covering HTML, CSS, JS, Node, and databases.
- Modern React with Redux – Comprehensive course for React development.
- Full-Stack Open – In-depth, free course from the University of Helsinki covering JS, React, Node, GraphQL, and CI/CD.
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