diff --git a/config/config.js b/config/config.js
index b4b4230022..192d25d00b 100644
--- a/config/config.js
+++ b/config/config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
+// Utilize Lo-Dash utility library
 var _ = require('lodash');
 
-// Load app configuration
-
+// Extend the base configuration in all.js with environment
+// specific configuration
 module.exports = _.extend(
     require(__dirname + '/../config/env/all.js'),
-    require(__dirname + '/../config/env/' + process.env.NODE_ENV + '.js') || {});
+    require(__dirname + '/../config/env/' + process.env.NODE_ENV + '.js') || {}
+);
diff --git a/config/env/all.js b/config/env/all.js
index 22d15f7e62..f662ec59e1 100644
--- a/config/env/all.js
+++ b/config/env/all.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var path = require('path'),
-rootPath = path.normalize(__dirname + '/../..');
+var path = require('path');
+var rootPath = path.normalize(__dirname + '/../..');
 
 module.exports = {
 	root: rootPath,
 	port: process.env.PORT || 3000,
-    db: process.env.MONGOHQ_URL    
+	db: process.env.MONGOHQ_URL
 }
diff --git a/config/express.js b/config/express.js
index 6bc2202730..d8560b6129 100755
--- a/config/express.js
+++ b/config/express.js
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ var express = require('express'),
 module.exports = function(app, passport, db) {
     app.set('showStackError', true);
 
-    //Prettify HTML
+    // Prettify HTML
     app.locals.pretty = true;
 
-    //Should be placed before express.static
+    // Should be placed before express.static
+    // To ensure that all assets and data are compressed (utilize bandwidth)
     app.use(express.compress({
         filter: function(req, res) {
             return (/json|text|javascript|css/).test(res.getHeader('Content-Type'));
@@ -23,28 +24,28 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport, db) {
         level: 9
     }));
 
-    //Don't use logger for test env
+    // Don't use logger for test env
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
         app.use(express.logger('dev'));
     }
 
-    //Set views path, template engine and default layout
+    // Set views path, template engine and default layout
     app.set('views', config.root + '/app/views');
     app.set('view engine', 'jade');
 
-    //Enable jsonp
+    // Enable jsonp
     app.enable("jsonp callback");
 
     app.configure(function() {
-        //cookieParser should be above session
+        // The cookieParser should be above session
         app.use(express.cookieParser());
 
-        // request body parsing middleware should be above methodOverride
+        // Request body parsing middleware should be above methodOverride
         app.use(express.urlencoded());
         app.use(express.json());
         app.use(express.methodOverride());
 
-        //express/mongo session storage
+        // Express/Mongo session storage
         app.use(express.session({
             secret: 'MEAN',
             store: new mongoStore({
@@ -53,38 +54,40 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport, db) {
             })
         }));
 
-        //connect flash for flash messages
+        // Connect flash for flash messages
         app.use(flash());
 
-        //dynamic helpers
+        // Dynamic helpers
         app.use(helpers(config.app.name));
 
-        //use passport session
+        // Use passport session
         app.use(passport.initialize());
         app.use(passport.session());
 
-        //routes should be at the last
+        // Routes should be at the last
         app.use(app.router);
         
-        //Setting the fav icon and static folder
+        // Setting the fav icon and static folder
         app.use(express.favicon());
         app.use(express.static(config.root + '/public'));
 
-        //Assume "not found" in the error msgs is a 404. this is somewhat silly, but valid, you can do whatever you like, set properties, use instanceof etc.
+        // Assume "not found" in the error msgs is a 404. this is somewhat
+        // silly, but valid, you can do whatever you like, set properties,
+        // use instanceof etc.
         app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
-            //Treat as 404
+            // Treat as 404
             if (~err.message.indexOf('not found')) return next();
 
-            //Log it
+            // Log it
             console.error(err.stack);
 
-            //Error page
+            // Error page
             res.status(500).render('500', {
                 error: err.stack
             });
         });
 
-        //Assume 404 since no middleware responded
+        // Assume 404 since no middleware responded
         app.use(function(req, res, next) {
             res.status(404).render('404', {
                 url: req.originalUrl,
diff --git a/config/passport.js b/config/passport.js
index ef4eaa4dde..9814221b3c 100755
--- a/config/passport.js
+++ b/config/passport.js
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ var mongoose = require('mongoose'),
 
 
 module.exports = function(passport) {
-    //Serialize sessions
+    
+    // Serialize the user id to push into the session
     passport.serializeUser(function(user, done) {
         done(null, user.id);
     });
 
+    // Deserialize the user object based on a pre-serialized token
+    // which is the user id
     passport.deserializeUser(function(id, done) {
         User.findOne({
             _id: id
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = function(passport) {
         });
     });
 
-    //Use local strategy
+    // Use local strategy
     passport.use(new LocalStrategy({
             usernameField: 'email',
             passwordField: 'password'
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = function(passport) {
         }
     ));
 
-    //Use twitter strategy
+    // Use twitter strategy
     passport.use(new TwitterStrategy({
             consumerKey: config.twitter.clientID,
             consumerSecret: config.twitter.clientSecret,
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports = function(passport) {
         }
     ));
 
-    //Use facebook strategy
+    // Use facebook strategy
     passport.use(new FacebookStrategy({
             clientID: config.facebook.clientID,
             clientSecret: config.facebook.clientSecret,
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ module.exports = function(passport) {
         }
     ));
 
-    //Use github strategy
+    // Use github strategy
     passport.use(new GitHubStrategy({
             clientID: config.github.clientID,
             clientSecret: config.github.clientSecret,
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ module.exports = function(passport) {
         }
     ));
 
-    //Use google strategy
+    // Use google strategy
     passport.use(new GoogleStrategy({
             clientID: config.google.clientID,
             clientSecret: config.google.clientSecret,
diff --git a/config/routes.js b/config/routes.js
index 2456e868fe..4a3e6f52ba 100755
--- a/config/routes.js
+++ b/config/routes.js
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 'use strict';
 
 module.exports = function(app, passport, auth) {
-    //User Routes
+    
+    // User Routes
     var users = require('../app/controllers/users');
     app.get('/signin', users.signin);
     app.get('/signup', users.signup);
     app.get('/signout', users.signout);
     app.get('/users/me', users.me);
 
-    //Setting up the users api
+    // Setting up the users api
     app.post('/users', users.create);
 
-    //Setting the local strategy route
+    // Setting up the userId param
+    app.param('userId', users.user);
+
+    // Setting the local strategy route
     app.post('/users/session', passport.authenticate('local', {
         failureRedirect: '/signin',
         failureFlash: true
     }), users.session);
 
-    //Setting the facebook oauth routes
+    // Setting the facebook oauth routes
     app.get('/auth/facebook', passport.authenticate('facebook', {
         scope: ['email', 'user_about_me'],
         failureRedirect: '/signin'
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport, auth) {
         failureRedirect: '/signin'
     }), users.authCallback);
 
-    //Setting the github oauth routes
+    // Setting the github oauth routes
     app.get('/auth/github', passport.authenticate('github', {
         failureRedirect: '/signin'
     }), users.signin);
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport, auth) {
         failureRedirect: '/signin'
     }), users.authCallback);
 
-    //Setting the twitter oauth routes
+    // Setting the twitter oauth routes
     app.get('/auth/twitter', passport.authenticate('twitter', {
         failureRedirect: '/signin'
     }), users.signin);
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport, auth) {
         failureRedirect: '/signin'
     }), users.authCallback);
 
-    //Setting the google oauth routes
+    // Setting the google oauth routes
     app.get('/auth/google', passport.authenticate('google', {
         failureRedirect: '/signin',
         scope: [
@@ -58,10 +62,8 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport, auth) {
         failureRedirect: '/signin'
     }), users.authCallback);
 
-    //Finish with setting up the userId param
-    app.param('userId', users.user);
 
-    //Article Routes
+    // Article Routes
     var articles = require('../app/controllers/articles');
     app.get('/articles', articles.all);
     app.post('/articles', auth.requiresLogin, articles.create);
@@ -69,10 +71,10 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport, auth) {
     app.put('/articles/:articleId', auth.requiresLogin, auth.article.hasAuthorization, articles.update);
     app.del('/articles/:articleId', auth.requiresLogin, auth.article.hasAuthorization, articles.destroy);
 
-    //Finish with setting up the articleId param
+    // Finish with setting up the articleId param
     app.param('articleId', articles.article);
 
-    //Home route
+    // Home route
     var index = require('../app/controllers/index');
     app.get('/', index.render);
 
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 39229cf9f6..1cb926fe12 100755
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ var express = require('express'),
  * Please note that the order of loading is important.
  */
 
-//Load configurations
-//Set the node enviornment variable if not set before
+// Load configurations
+// Set the node enviornment variable if not set before
 process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
 
-//Initializing system variables 
+// Initializing system variables 
 var config = require('./config/config'),
     auth = require('./config/middlewares/authorization'),
     mongoose = require('mongoose');
 
-//Bootstrap db connection
+// Bootstrap db connection
 var db = mongoose.connect(config.db);
 
-//Bootstrap models
+// Bootstrap models
 var models_path = __dirname + '/app/models';
 var walk = function(path) {
     fs.readdirSync(path).forEach(function(file) {
@@ -42,24 +42,24 @@ var walk = function(path) {
 };
 walk(models_path);
 
-//bootstrap passport config
+// Bootstrap passport config
 require('./config/passport')(passport);
 
 var app = express();
 
-//express settings
+// Express settings
 require('./config/express')(app, passport, db);
 
-//Bootstrap routes
+// Bootstrap routes
 require('./config/routes')(app, passport, auth);
 
-//Start the app by listening on <port>
+// Start the app by listening on <port>
 var port = process.env.PORT || config.port;
 app.listen(port);
 console.log('Express app started on port ' + port);
 
-//Initializing logger
+// Initializing logger
 logger.init(app, passport, mongoose);
 
-//expose app
+// Expose app
 exports = module.exports = app;