Harp

Harp is a static web server with built in pre-processing developed by Brock Whitten, creator of Surge and PhoneGap. What separates Harp from other static web servers you might ask? Let's dive into a review of this software and see how it stands up against it's competitors. Review One of the first things you'll probably notice when using Harp is that it's ridiculously fast at compiling assets. The server intelligently compiles assets as the browser needs them, meaning no wasted processing power and quick results. It features a wide range of preprocessors including Jade, EJS, LESS, Stylus, Sass and CoffeeScript, and Markdown. In that same spirit, Harp offers full fledged support for the common Partial/Layout paradigm, meaning code can be reused quickly and easily, and common layouts can be reused to save time. This combined with the speed at which the server compiles assets makes for a much more pleasant coding experience. Then after your finished coding, it can be quickly and easily compiled to CSS, HTML, or JavaScript with no hassles in the compiling process. This speedy, easy-to-use mentality is present in every aspect of the software. It provides custom, flexible metadata that can be used in powerful, dynamic ways. Overall, these disparate features combine to create a powerful, speedy web server that can be used by coders to build powerful code that can be hosted anywhere on the web.