Packages

• Package managers

  • npm - A package manager for Node.js and the web.

• Build tools

  • PostCSS - Framework for CSS postprocessors, to modify CSS.
  • webpack - Packs CommonJS/AMD modules for the browser.
  • browserify - Browser-side require() the Node.js way.

• HTTP

  • nets - HTTP client that works in node and browsers.
  • superagent - A small progressive HTTP request library.
  • superagent - A small progressive HTTP request library.

• Command-line utilities

  • Inquirer.js - Interactive command-line prompt.

• Hardware

  • johnny-five - Firmata based Arduino Framework.
  • onoff
  • serialport - Access serial ports for reading and writing.

• Filesystem

  • del - Delete files/folders using globs.
  • globby - Glob files with support for multiple patterns.
  • look-up - Find the first file matching a given pattern in the current directory or the nearest ancestor directory.
  • cpy - Copy files.
  • rimraf - Recursively delete files like `rm -rf`.
  • mkdirp - Recursively create directories like `mkdir -p`.
  • fs-extra - Extra methods for the `fs` module.

• Control flow

  • async - Provides straight-forward, powerful functions for working with asynchronousity.
  • co - The ultimate generator based flow-control goodness.
  • Bluebird - A fully featured promise library with focus on innovative features and performance.

• Streams

  • through2 - Tiny wrapper around streams2 Transform to avoid explicit subclassing noise.
  • concat-stream - Concatenates a stream into strings or binary data.
  • co-stream - [co](https://github.com/visionmedia/co) generator stream.

• Text

  • camelcase - Convert a dash/dot/underscore/space separated string to camelCase: foo-bar → fooBar.
  • normalize-url - Normalize a URL.
  • humanize-url - Humanize a URL: http://sindresorhus.com → sindresorhus.com.

• Parsing

  • csv-parser - Streaming CSV parser that aims to be faster than everyone else.
  • marked - A markdown parser and compiler built for speed.

• Database

  • LevelUP - LevelDB.
  • MongoDB - MongoDB driver.

• Testing

  • tape - [TAP](http://testanything.org)-producing test harness.
  • tape - [TAP](http://testanything.org)-producing test harness.

• Minifiers

  • clean-css - CSS minifier.

• Authentication

  • Grant - OAuth middleware for Express, Koa and Hapi.

• Node.js management

  • nvm - Simple bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions.
  • nvm for Windows - Version management for Windows.

• Polyfills

  • object-assign - ES6 `Object.assign()` ponyfill.
  • es6-shim - Collection of ES6 polyfills.
  • fastclick - Removes click delays on browsers with touch UIs.
  • es6-tools

• Process management

  • nodemon - Monitor for any changes in your node.js application and automatically restart the server.

• AST

  • Acorn - A tiny, fast JavaScript parser.

• Miscellaneous

  • semver - [semver](http://semver.org) parser.
  • Electron - Build cross platform desktop apps with web technologies. *(You might like [awesome-electron](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-electron))*

• Web frameworks

  • Restify - A node framework built specifically to enable you to build correct REST web services.

• Date

  • Moment Timezone - IANA Time Zone Database + Moment.js.

• Command-line apps

  • standard - JavaScript Standard Style.

• Functional programming

  • immutable - Immutable data collections.