nodemon (restart the server automatically when your backend scripts change) + node-inspector (debug Node apps from Chrome Dev Tools)(yes, it's as awesome as it

nodemon (restart the server automatically when your backend scripts change) + node-inspector (debug Node apps from Chrome Dev Tools)(yes, it's as awesome as it sounds) + concurrent (start multiple servers from a single Grunt task) is also a slice of heaven for Node developers, but I don't seem them mentioned often. [1]: https://www.npmjs.org/package/grunt-nodemon https://www.npmjs.org/package/grunt-nodemon [2]: https://www.npmjs.org/package/node-inspector https://www.npmjs.org/package/node-inspector [3]: https://www.npmjs.org/package/grunt-concurrent https://www.npmjs.org/package/grunt-concurrent Edit: here is an example configuration: https://github.com/ChrisWren/grunt-nodemon#advanced-usage https://github.com/ChrisWren/grunt-nodemon#advanced-usage