# rwaldron/idiomatic.js

Principles of Writing Consistent, Idiomatic JavaScript

Repository: https://github.com/rwaldron/idiomatic.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/idiomaticjs
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-01-08T20:19:45+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": 5579, "days_push": 968, "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 25727, forks 3531 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:38.603658+00:00)

## What it is
A community-maintained style guide documenting principles for writing consistent, idiomatic JavaScript. It is a living document with contributions from many well-known JavaScript developers.

## Use cases
- establish a javascript code style guide for my team
- learn how to write idiomatic javascript
- decide on consistent formatting conventions for a js project
- reference for javascript best practices when reviewing code
- onboard new developers to a shared coding standard

## When to choose
- you want a widely recognized, community-authored set of JavaScript style principles to adopt or adapt
- you need a reference for code review discussions about consistency
- you are learning JavaScript and want guidance on idiomatic patterns

## When to avoid
- you need an enforceable linter or formatter rather than prose guidelines
- you want tooling that automatically fixes style violations
- you need style rules for TypeScript or other languages

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, programming-languages, tutorials
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: javascript, code-style, style-guide, coding-conventions, best-practices, idiomatic-code, nodejs

## Member repositories
- rwaldron/idiomatic.js (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:38.603658+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 2026-08-29T16:55:59.928291+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rwaldron/idiomatic.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:38.603658+00:00, sha f398e1d78b87)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.