Ask HN: Essentials for Web Development?

html 5, css javascript jquery<p>on the server side either java or ruby on raily or groovy on grails or node.js or whatever makes sense for you there<p>security issues (client side, server side) accessibility<p>ux (user experience) - you need an expert for thast<p>web design graphics<p>good operations team<p>experts for performance and scalability

I personally think that PHP and MySQL are essential for making websites that use profiles for users and shopping carts.

A good text editor/ftp client/terminal