# bradtraversy/devconnector_2.0

Social network for developers, built on the MERN stack

Repository: https://github.com/bradtraversy/devconnector_2.0
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/devconnector_20
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-08-11T06:35:28+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": 2686, "days_push": 752, "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 1962, forks 1266 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:59.596743+00:00)

## What it is
DevConnector 2.0 is a social network application for developers built on the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js). It serves as the companion codebase for Brad Traversy's 'MERN Stack Front To Back' Udemy course, featuring authentication, developer profiles, and forum posts.

## Use cases
- build a social network for developers with the MERN stack
- learn full-stack JavaScript development with MongoDB, Express, React, and Node
- reference code for following a MERN stack course
- see how to implement JWT authentication in a React and Node app
- study an example of developer profile and forum post features
- compare updated course code with modern package changes like axios replacing request

## When to choose
- you are taking the MERN Stack Front To Back Udemy course and need reference code
- you want a complete, realistic example of a MERN stack application with auth, profiles, and posts
- you want to study how a full-stack JavaScript app is structured end to end

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready social network with active maintenance and a license
- you want a boilerplate starter template rather than course companion code
- you need a stack other than MERN or a framework with long-term support guarantees

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: auth, web-framework, http-client, state-management
- domain: web-development, social-media, developer-tools, education
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: mern-stack, social-network, course-project, react, express, redux, nodejs, tutorial, mongodb

## Member repositories
- bradtraversy/devconnector_2.0 (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.596743+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 2026-08-30T03:05:34.923042+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bradtraversy/devconnector_2.0 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.596743+00:00, sha 47602f376481)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.