# dexteryy/spellbook-of-modern-webdev

A Big Picture, Thesaurus, and Taxonomy of Modern JavaScript Web Development

Repository: https://github.com/dexteryy/spellbook-of-modern-webdev
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spellbook-of-modern-webdev
License Family: other
Topics: javascript, nodejs, universal-javascript, isomorphic-javascript, webapp, webplatform, libraries, awesome, learning, html5, css3
Last push: 2023-12-18T07:53:58+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": 3371, "days_push": 989, "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 17896, forks 1275 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:20.526896+00:00)

## What it is
A curated reference document providing a taxonomy and 'big picture' of modern JavaScript web development, with 2000+ carefully selected links to tools, libraries, and learning resources. It is organized as a knowledge graph or skill tree rather than a flat list, prioritizing npm usage data to highlight current, commonly used technologies.

## Use cases
- find the most commonly used javascript libraries for a given problem
- learn modern web development landscape and terminology
- onboard new full-stack web developers to the js ecosystem
- avoid outdated tools when choosing a web technology
- get a structured skill tree of frontend and nodejs topics
- discover current best practices and resources for webapp development

## When to choose
- you want a curated, opinionated map of the modern JS ecosystem instead of dozens of separate awesome lists
- you need up-to-date, usage-backed recommendations for common web development problems
- you are onboarding developers or building a learning path for web development

## When to avoid
- you need exhaustive coverage of every library or niche frameworks like Angular or Vue alternatives
- you want runnable software rather than a reference document
- you need deep tutorials on a single technology rather than broad orientation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, backend, developer-tools, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, javascript, curated-links, knowledge-graph, web-platform, learning-resources, nodejs

## Member repositories
- dexteryy/spellbook-of-modern-webdev (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:20.526896+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 2026-08-29T17:02:13.603090+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dexteryy/spellbook-of-modern-webdev (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:20.526896+00:00, sha 276d9622569b)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/spellbook-of-modern-webdev (fetched 2026-08-29T08:00:48.940557+00:00, sha c2272938b01e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.