# yujiangshui/A-Programmers-Guide-to-English

专为程序员编写的英语学习指南 v1.2。在线版本请点 ->

Repository: https://github.com/yujiangshui/A-Programmers-Guide-to-English
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/a-programmers-guide-to-english
Homepage: https://a-programmers-guide-to-english.harryyu.me/
License Family: other
Topics: english, english-learning
Last push: 2023-01-28T07:48:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
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- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 16633, forks 1550 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:16.878161+00:00)

## What it is
A free online guide to learning English written specifically for programmers, based on the author's journey from a low test score to IELTS 6.5 equivalent. It explains the fundamentals of language acquisition and derives training methods using programmer-friendly analogies.

## Use cases
- learn english as a programmer
- how to study english from scratch
- prepare for ielts or pte exam
- find effective english learning methods
- understand how language learning works
- build a personal english study plan

## When to choose
- you are a programmer or technical person wanting to genuinely master English over months
- you are a beginner or weak at English and tired of generic quick-fix advice
- you want a principled framework to design your own study methods and evaluate learning materials

## When to avoid
- you want quick results like 'fluent in 21 days' or cram shortcuts
- you need interactive lessons, exercises, or audio content rather than a text guide
- you are already fluent and only need advanced specialized vocabulary

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation
- domain: education, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: english-learning, guide, language-learning, programmers, self-study, localization, web

## Member repositories
- yujiangshui/A-Programmers-Guide-to-English (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:16.878161+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:04:50.055470+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yujiangshui/A-Programmers-Guide-to-English (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:16.878161+00:00, sha 5e9829818497)
  - homepage: https://a-programmers-guide-to-english.harryyu.me/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:02:20.264013+00:00, sha 4191a5a394ce)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.