This baker's dozen of lean and mean Node.js frameworks can help streamline your development of fast websites, rich APIs, and real-time apps 13 fabulous Node.js frameworksNode.js may be several years old now, but it’s still in the spring of its life. The options are multiplying, as everyone experiments with new and better ways to deliver information from the platform. These efforts translate into dozens of frameworks for Node.js enthusiasts and newbies to explore, and new growth everywhere.What follows are a few of the most prominent frameworks that have caught our eye. They make it simpler to build a complex website filled with pages, panels, fragments, and more. If you’re starting a new project, try out a few of these to quickly build on all the prior work and experience that has been bundled into these projects. [ Beyond jQuery: An expert guide to JavaScript frameworks. | Keep up with hot topics in programming with InfoWorld’s Application Development newsletter. ] Software DevelopmentDevelopment ToolsJavaScriptWeb DevelopmentOpen Source