# FrontendMasters/front-end-handbook

The resources and tools for learning about the practice of front-end development.

Repository: https://github.com/FrontendMasters/front-end-handbook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/front-end-handbook
Homepage: http://www.frontendhandbook.com
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-10-02T20:39:37+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": 4024, "days_push": 1066, "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 1831, forks 282 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:41.865553+00:00)

## What it is
A curated handbook by Cody Lindley and Frontend Masters outlining the practice of front-end development, including learning resources and tools for HTML, CSS, DOM, and JavaScript. It is published as an online book with yearly editions (2016-2019) available in PDF, EPUB, and MOBI formats.

## Use cases
- learn front-end development from scratch
- find curated web development learning resources
- understand what tools front-end developers use
- guide for becoming a front-end developer
- reference for managers hiring front-end engineers
- curated list of HTML CSS JavaScript resources

## When to choose
- you want a structured, curated overview of front-end development practice
- you are self-directing your learning to become a front-end developer
- you need a concise resource list rather than an exhaustive catalog

## When to avoid
- you need up-to-date content for current tooling, as the last edition is 2019
- you want a comprehensive catalog of every front-end resource
- you need an interactive course rather than a reading handbook

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, tutorials, education
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: handbook, curated-resources, html-css-javascript, gitbook, career-learning, web-server

## Member repositories
- FrontendMasters/front-end-handbook (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:41.865553+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 2026-08-30T03:19:10.541183+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FrontendMasters/front-end-handbook (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:41.865553+00:00, sha 37a754849127)
  - homepage: http://www.frontendhandbook.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:58:09.144124+00:00, sha c53b35c089ba)
  - site_page: https://master.dev:443/guides/front-end-handbook/2018/tools/browsedocs.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:58:09.147185+00:00, sha 71bed5a38e95)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.