# github/developer.github.com

GitHub Developer site

Repository: https://github.com/github/developer.github.com
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/developergithubcom
Homepage: https://developer.github.com
Language: Ruby
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2017-10-11T20:18:38+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": 5608, "days_push": 3248, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1338, forks 1117 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.733561+00:00)

## What it is
The former open-source source of the GitHub Developer documentation site (developer.github.com), built as a static site with Nanoc in Ruby. It was closed-source and archived by GitHub in 2017, so it no longer receives updates or contributions.

## Use cases
- study how GitHub structured its API documentation
- reuse the Nanoc-based static site tooling for my own docs site
- browse historical GitHub API v3 documentation source
- learn how a large documentation site was compiled to static files

## When to choose
- you want a historical reference for GitHub API docs or their site tooling
- you need inspiration for building a Nanoc-based static documentation site

## When to avoid
- you need current GitHub API documentation - use docs.github.com instead
- you want an actively maintained documentation project to contribute to

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation, static-site-generator
- domain: documentation, apis, developer-tools
- platform: ruby
- tags: github-api, api-documentation, nanoc, archived, static-site, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- github/developer.github.com (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.733561+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 2026-08-30T04:43:59.741417+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github/developer.github.com (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.733561+00:00, sha 264261c00193)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.