As a good starter for ten, if you don't mind targeting Windows for your server then it's hard to beat the Microsoft development stack. Start by downloading the

As a good starter for ten, if you don't mind targeting Windows for your server then it's hard to beat the Microsoft development stack. Start by downloading the free version of Visual Studio Express. For the server: C#/ ASP.NET MVC / ASP.NET Web API For the client: JavaScript / HTML / CSS Pick a JavaScript framework like Angular/KnockOut, JQuery and make it pretty and responsive for mobile with something like Bootstrap or Zurb. For hosting your project, take a look at Windows Azure. You get a free hosted web site to play around with that can be automatically deployed from your source code stored on your github/bitbucket account. Even if you're no fan of Microsoft, I'd recommend spending the time to look at the technology as they've invested heavily in it and it is rather good and developer friendly.