I see repeating threads about Stripe's design, but imho it's just a nice work, not anything particularly astonishing (or maybe it's just a matter of individual taste) - is it just me or anyone else think similar?
For some time, I was amazed by Meteor.js developer-friendy approach and it's "magic" stuff. But after some time I've found that I had to do many hacks to achieve something and gave Express.js a shot - it was a purification experience for me - You have more control what framework do out of the box and You can avoid using hacks easily.