php

• php.net – the official php website.
• laravel – the future of php framework.
• composer – dependency manager for php.
• codeigniter – a well documented php framework.
• slim framework – a micro framework.
• hhvm – facebook’s open-source php vm.

html5

• html5 boilerplate – popular front-end template.
• html5 rocks – html5 tutorials.
• initializr – html5 template generator.
• modernizr – javascript detects html5 and css3.
• a list apart – for people who make websites.
• html5 – mozilla developer network guide.

cloud

• aws documentation
• aws blog – official aws blog
• all things distributed
• aws architecture blog
• google cloud platform blog
• microsoft azure blog

os

• ubuntu – my linux server of choice.
• fedora – another linux server sponsored by redhat.
• centos – centos is based red hat enterprise linux.
• debian – debian is a solid no-nonsense linux platform.
• howtoforge – provides user-friendly linux tutorials.
• tecmint – linux how to guide.

software

• apache – an open-source http server.
• nginx – a http, proxy, reverse proxy server.
• bower – package manager for the web.
• gulp – automate and enhance your workflow.
• varnish – is a web application caching accelerator.
• wordpress – cms for creating websites or blogs.