# jamiebuilds/babel-handbook

:blue_book: A guided handbook on how to use Babel and how to create plugins for Babel.

Repository: https://github.com/jamiebuilds/babel-handbook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/babel-handbook
License: CC-BY-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: babel, handbook
Last push: 2024-06-25T15:30:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3965, "days_push": 799, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12093, forks 1755 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:51.745982+00:00)

## What it is
A guided handbook by Jamie Kyle explaining how to use the Babel JavaScript compiler and how to write Babel plugins. It is a documentation/tutorial resource available in many translations.

## Use cases
- learn how to use babel
- write a babel plugin
- understand babel ast transformations
- learn babel configuration and setup
- tutorial on javascript transpilation

## When to choose
- you are learning Babel from scratch
- you want to develop custom Babel plugins
- you need a free, translated reference for Babel concepts

## When to avoid
- you need up-to-date coverage of the latest Babel APIs
- you want an executable tool rather than documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: tutorials, developer-tools, compilers
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: babel, javascript, ast, transpilation, handbook, plugin-development, nodejs

## Member repositories
- jamiebuilds/babel-handbook (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.745982+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 2026-08-29T17:14:56.440534+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jamiebuilds/babel-handbook (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.745982+00:00, sha 5c7cf720758a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.