# microsoft/beginners-intro-javascript-node

Beginner's Series: Introduction to JavaScript (Node.js)

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/beginners-intro-javascript-node
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/beginners-intro-javascript-node
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-03-26T20:23:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2176, "days_push": 890, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1800, forks 207 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:37.968272+00:00)

## What it is
A Microsoft beginner video series teaching JavaScript syntax using Node.js as the runtime. It targets developers with prior programming experience who want to learn JavaScript before tackling frameworks and SDK tutorials.

## Use cases
- learn javascript from scratch as an experienced developer
- learn javascript syntax for node.js
- beginner javascript video course
- transition from python or java to javascript
- prepare for node.js framework tutorials
- learn javascript outside the browser

## When to choose
- you already know a programming language and want to learn JavaScript syntax quickly
- you prefer video-based learning with runnable Node.js demos
- you want a foundation before starting Node.js or Azure SDK quickstarts

## When to avoid
- you are a complete beginner with no programming experience
- you want deep JavaScript theory or advanced language features
- you need browser-focused or frontend JavaScript training

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools
- domain: programming-languages, tutorials, education, web-development
- platform: -
- tags: javascript, nodejs, beginner, video-series, tutorial

## Member repositories
- microsoft/beginners-intro-javascript-node (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.968272+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 2026-08-30T03:22:14.877832+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/beginners-intro-javascript-node (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.968272+00:00, sha 1fc640a40d92)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.