Node.js packages are usually small and self-contained. Without typing/APIs Node relies heavily on documentation, so packages which are not well-documented will

Node.js packages are usually small and self-contained. Without typing/APIs Node relies heavily on documentation, so packages which are not well-documented will fall into oblivion quickly. Who'd write a OSS library which nobody can use? My personal favorite, interactive docs! http://coffeescript.org/ http://coffeescript.org/ I like these ones because of the straightforwardness: http://socket.io/ http://socket.io/ http://jade-lang.com/ http://jade-lang.com/ http://mongoosejs.com/ http://mongoosejs.com/ And many more: http://visionmedia.github.com/mocha/ http://visionmedia.github.com/mocha/ http://meteor.com/ http://meteor.com/ http://derbyjs.com/ http://derbyjs.com/ http://compoundjs.com/ http://compoundjs.com/ http://learnboost.github.com/stylus/ http://learnboost.github.com/stylus/ Almost all packages without a website have a README (npm spits out warnings if missing README): https://npmjs.org/package/request https://npmjs.org/package/request https://npmjs.org/package/browserify https://npmjs.org/package/browserify https://npmjs.org/package/formidable https://npmjs.org/package/formidable https://npmjs.org/package/forever https://npmjs.org/package/forever