# liammclennan/JavaScript-Koans

javascript koans is an interactive learning environment that uses failing tests to introduce students to aspects of JavaScript in a logical sequence.

Repository: https://github.com/liammclennan/JavaScript-Koans
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/liammclennan-javascript-koans
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-02-03T07:00:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5796, "days_push": 942, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1383, forks 1246 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:34.658302+00:00)

## What it is
JavaScript Koans is an interactive learning environment that teaches JavaScript through a sequence of failing QUnit tests that students must make pass. It runs directly in the browser by opening a single HTML file.

## Use cases
- learn javascript through failing tests
- practice test-driven development in javascript
- beginner javascript exercises in the browser
- self-study javascript fundamentals
- teach javascript with an interactive test suite

## When to choose
- you want a hands-on, test-driven way to learn JavaScript basics
- you prefer browser-based exercises with no setup
- you like the koans learning style from Ruby Koans

## When to avoid
- you need up-to-date coverage of modern JavaScript features
- you want a full structured course with instruction rather than exercises
- you need an environment for advanced or framework-specific JavaScript

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: testing, developer-tools
- domain: programming-languages, education, tutorials
- platform: browser
- tags: koans, learn-javascript, qunit, tdd, interactive-learning, javascript

## Member repositories
- liammclennan/JavaScript-Koans (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:34.658302+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 2026-08-30T04:40:03.071986+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/liammclennan/JavaScript-Koans (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:34.658302+00:00, sha d7f7ce5fe87d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.