# stevekwan/best-practices

JavaScript and CSS guidelines for pragmatists.

Repository: https://github.com/stevekwan/best-practices
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/best-practices
License Family: other
Last push: 2015-07-22T02:00:23+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": 4945, "days_push": 4061, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1689, forks 161 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:22.383688+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of coding standards and best practices guides for JavaScript and CSS, including common gotchas and pragmatic style recommendations. It is a documentation-only repository rather than executable software.

## Use cases
- learn common JavaScript gotchas
- find CSS coding standards for my team
- write a JavaScript best practices guide
- onboard new front-end developers with style guidelines
- reference pragmatic front-end coding conventions

## When to choose
- you want readable, opinionated JavaScript and CSS guidelines
- you need a starting point for drafting team coding standards
- you are teaching front-end fundamentals and common pitfalls

## When to avoid
- you need an enforceable linter or automated style checker
- you need up-to-date guidance covering modern ES6+ or CSS features
- you require an actively maintained resource

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: coding-standards, best-practices, javascript, css, style-guide, guides, web-server

## Member repositories
- stevekwan/best-practices (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.383688+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 2026-08-30T03:38:42.159172+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/stevekwan/best-practices (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.383688+00:00, sha 48e1f8041132)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.