nice, I figured out how to speed up grunt watch

Gruntfile.js

@@ -6,30 +6,41 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
 				options: {
 					script: 'app.js',
 					node_env: 'development',
-					args: ['dev', 'from-file'],
-					output: "NodeBB Ready",
+					args: ['--log-level=info'],
+					output: 'NodeBB Ready',
 					interrupt: true,
 					spawn: false,
 					interval: 100
 				}
 			},
-			minifyJS: {
+			serverUpdated: {
 				options: {
 					script: 'app.js',
 					node_env: 'development',
-					args: ['dev', 'minify-js'],
-					output: "NodeBB Ready",
+					args: ['--from-file=less,js', '--log-level=info'],
+					output: 'NodeBB Ready',
 					interrupt: true,
 					spawn: false,
 					interval: 100
 				}
 			},
-			compileLESS: {
+			clientUpdated: {
 				options: {
 					script: 'app.js',
 					node_env: 'development',
-					args: ['dev', 'compile-less'],
-					output: "NodeBB Ready",
+					args: ['--from-file=less', '--log-level=info'],
+					output: 'NodeBB Ready',
+					interrupt: true,
+					spawn: false,
+					interval: 100
+				}
+			},
+			lessUpdated: {
+				options: {
+					script: 'app.js',
+					node_env: 'development',
+					args: ['--from-file=js', '--log-level=info'],
+					output: 'NodeBB Ready',
 					interrupt: true,
 					spawn: false,
 					interval: 100
@@ -39,17 +50,22 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
 		less: {
 			development: {
 				files: {
-					"public/bin/manifest.css": "source/manifest.less"
+					'public/bin/manifest.css': 'source/manifest.less'
 				}
 			}
 		},
 		watch: {
-			compileLESS: {
-				files: "**/*.less",
-				tasks: ['express:compileLESS'],
-				options: {
-					livereload: true,
-				}
+			lessUpdated: {
+				files: 'public/**/*.less',
+				tasks: ['express:lessUpdated']
+			},
+			clientUpdated: {
+				files: 'public/src/**/*.js',
+				tasks: ['express:clientUpdated']
+			},
+			serverUpdated: {
+				files: ['*.js', 'src/**/*.js'],
+				tasks: ['express:serverUpdated']
 			}
 		}
 	});
@@ -58,8 +74,4 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
 	grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-express-server');
 
 	grunt.registerTask('default', ['express:dev', 'watch']);
-
-	grunt.event.on('watch', function(action, filepath, target) {
-		grunt.log.writeln(target + ': ' + filepath + ' has ' + action);
-	});
 };

app.js

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ winston.add(winston.transports.Console, {
 		var date = new Date();
 		return date.getDate() + '/' + (date.getMonth() + 1) + ' ' + date.toTimeString().substr(0,5) + ' [' + global.process.pid + ']';
 	},
-	level: global.env === 'production' ? 'info' : 'verbose'
+	level: (global.env === 'production' || nconf.get('log-level') === 'info') ? 'info' : 'verbose'
 });
 
 if(os.platform() === 'linux') {

src/webserver.js

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ if(nconf.get('ssl')) {
 		// Preparation dependent on plugins
 		plugins.ready(function() {
 			async.parallel([
-				async.apply((!nconf.get('minify-js') && !nconf.get('from-file')) ? meta.js.minify : meta.js.getFromFile, app.enabled('minification')),
-				async.apply((!nconf.get('compile-less') && !nconf.get('from-file')) ? meta.css.minify : meta.css.getFromFile),
+				async.apply(!nconf.get('from-file') ? meta.js.minify : meta.js.getFromFile, app.enabled('minification')),
+				async.apply(!nconf.get('from-file') ? meta.css.minify : meta.css.getFromFile),
 				async.apply(meta.sounds.init)
 			]);
 		});