Web Technologies Used by pragmatic.ml

Nginx is a web server and reverse proxy software. It is also used as a load balancer, HTTP cache and a mail proxy server. It is open source and free, and is known for its high performance and stability. Nginx is designed to handle a large number of concurrent connections and can easily scale to meet the needs of a high-traffic website. It is used by some of the world's most popular websites, including Netflix, WordPress, and Dropbox.

OpenResty is a web platform that aims to run server-side web app completely in the Nginx server, leveraging Nginx's event model to do non-blocking I/O not only with the HTTP clients, but also with remote backends like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Memcached, and Redis.

Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript run-time environment that executes JavaScript code outside of a browser. Node.js lets developers use JavaScript to write command line tools and for server-side scripting.

Prism is an extensible syntax highlighter.

JavaScript library to animate elements on your page as you scroll.

MathJax is a cross-browser JavaScript library that displays mathematical notation in web browsers, using MathML, LaTeX and ASCIIMathML markup.

Open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time.

Google's Font API provides website developers a means by which they may quickly add custom fonts to their website.

Ghost is a free and open-source blogging platform written in JavaScript, designed to simplify the process of online publishing for individual bloggers as well as online publications.

Varnish is an open-source web application accelerator also known as a HTTP cache or reverse proxy. It is designed to speed up websites and reduce the load on web servers by caching frequently accessed web pages and serving them directly to users without having to generate them dynamically each time they are requested. Varnish is typically used in front of web servers such as Apache or Nginx, and it can be configured to cache content based on various criteria such as URL, HTTP headers, cookies, and more. It also supports dynamic content and can be used to implement load balancing, content filtering, and other advanced features. Varnish is known for its high performance and scalability, and it is widely used by websites with high traffic volumes such as news sites, social media platforms, and e-commerce sites. It is also used by many content delivery networks (CDNs) to improve the speed and efficiency of content delivery.

Plausible is an open-source alternative to Google Analytics.