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  • PostgreSQL

    Mirror of the official PostgreSQL GIT repository. Note that this is just a *mirror* - we don't work with pull requests on github. To contribute, please see https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Submitting_a_Patch

    PostgreSQL: An open-source object-relational database management system, used early on by Uber.

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  • MySQL

    MySQL Server, the world's most popular open source database, and MySQL Cluster, a real-time, open source transactional database.

    MySQL: The most popular relational database management system.

  • MongoDB

    The MongoDB Database

    MongoDB: A distributed file storage database.

  • underscore

    JavaScript's utility _ belt

    Underscore.js: A utility library that offers a full set of functional programming helpers without extending any built-in JavaScript objects.

  • stylus

    Expressive, robust, feature-rich CSS language built for nodejs

    Stylus: Provides a more efficient and elegant way to generate CSS.

  • Sass

    Sass makes CSS fun!

    Sass: A powerful, mature, and stable CSS extension.

  • Redis

    Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. The data model is key-value, but many different kind of values are supported: Strings, Lists, Sets, Sorted Sets, Hashes, Streams, HyperLogLogs, Bitmaps.

    Redis: An open-source, in-memory key-value store database.

  • react

    A declarative, efficient, and flexible JavaScript library for building user interfaces. (by sbs2001)

    React: A JavaScript library developed by Facebook.

  • moment

    Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates in javascript.

    Moment.js: A JavaScript library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and displaying dates.

  • MariaDB

    MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. Started by core members of the original MySQL team, MariaDB actively works with outside developers to deliver the most featureful, stable, and sanely licensed open SQL server in the industry. (by MariaDB)

    MariaDB: A fork of MySQL developed by early MySQL employees.

  • lodash

    A modern JavaScript utility library delivering modularity, performance, & extras.

    Lodash: A JavaScript utility library with a consistent interface and modular design.

  • less.js

    Less. The dynamic stylesheet language.

    Less: A CSS extension with good compatibility and low learning curve.

  • laragon

    Laragon is a portable, isolated, fast & powerful universal development environment for PHP, Node.js, Python, Java, Go, Ruby. It is fast, lightweight, easy-to-use and easy-to-extend.

    Laragon: A quick and easy local development environment for Windows that includes MySQL, PHP, Redis, and Apache.

  • jsfiddle-users

    Discussions, issues and docs for JSFiddle.

    JSFiddle: Customize the environment to test your HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code.

  • JS Bin

    Collaborative JavaScript Debugging App

    JS Bin: Allows you to save edited code locally or share a URL for collaborative debugging. Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Markdown, Jade, and Sass.

  • jQuery

    jQuery JavaScript Library

    jQuery: The most well-known JavaScript library.

  • gulp

    A toolkit to automate & enhance your workflow

    Gulp: A streaming build system.

  • grunt

    Grunt: The JavaScript Task Runner

    Grunt: A JavaScript task runner.

  • Gogs

    Gogs is a painless self-hosted Git service

    Gogs: An easy-to-setup self-hosted Git service.

  • UI kit

    A lightweight and modular front-end framework for developing fast and powerful web interfaces

    UIkit: A lightweight and modular front-end framework.

  • Foundation

    The most advanced responsive front-end framework in the world. Quickly create prototypes and production code for sites that work on any kind of device.

    Foundation: An easy-to-use, powerful, and flexible front-end framework for building web applications on any device.

  • Bootstrap

    The most popular HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for developing responsive, mobile first projects on the web.

    Bootstrap: A well-known front-end toolkit for rapid development of responsive web applications.

  • fontello

    Iconic fonts scissors

    Fontello

  • dillinger

    The last Markdown editor, ever.

    Dillinger: An online editor that offers cloud storage and supports various export formats like HTML5 and PDF.

  • desktop

    Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git.

    GitHub Client: The official GitHub client.

  • d3

    Bring data to life with SVG, Canvas and HTML. :bar_chart::chart_with_upwards_trend::tada:

    D3.js: One of the most popular JavaScript visualization libraries.

  • Bower

    A package manager for the web

    Bower: A web package manager for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, fonts, and even images.

  • Backbone.js

    Give your JS App some Backbone with Models, Views, Collections, and Events

    Backbone.js: Provides an MVP structure for complex web applications.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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