# wesbos/React-For-Beginners-Starter-Files

Starter files for learning React.js with React for Beginners

Repository: https://github.com/wesbos/React-For-Beginners-Starter-Files
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-for-beginners-starter-files
Homepage:  https://ReactForBeginners.com
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-05-16T11:21:58+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": 3960, "days_push": 1205, "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 2903, forks 2474 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:29.000378+00:00)

## What it is
Starter files and stepped solutions for Wes Bos's React for Beginners video course, building a real-time seafood market app called 'Catch of the Day' with React and Firebase. The repository is a companion reference for course followers rather than a standalone library or application.

## Use cases
- learn react from scratch
- follow along with a react video course
- get starter code for a react + firebase app
- see step-by-step react solutions
- practice building a real-time react app
- upgrade javascript skills by learning react

## When to choose
- you are enrolled in or following the React for Beginners course
- you want guided, project-based React learning with reference code
- you want a simple React + Firebase example app to study

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready React starter template or boilerplate
- you want a maintained library with a license for reuse
- you are not taking the associated course and want self-contained documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: frontend-framework, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, tutorials, education
- platform: -
- tags: react, starter-files, course-materials, firebase, tutorial-code, wes-bos, nodejs, javascript, web-server

## Member repositories
- wesbos/React-For-Beginners-Starter-Files (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:29.000378+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 2026-08-30T07:35:07.555301+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wesbos/React-For-Beginners-Starter-Files (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:29.000378+00:00, sha 028787d00c8c)
  - homepage:  https://ReactForBeginners.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:50:06.426591+00:00, sha b159d8d23268)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.