# microsoft/Web-Dev-For-Beginners

24 Lessons, 12 Weeks, Get Started as a Web Developer

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/Web-Dev-For-Beginners
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/web-dev-for-beginners
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: javascript, curriculum, html, css, education, learning, tutorials, microsoft-for-beginners
Last push: 2026-08-05T10:13:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2122, "days_push": 28, "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 96483, forks 15822 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:23.606408+00:00)

## What it is
A free 12-week, 24-lesson curriculum by Microsoft Cloud Advocates teaching web development fundamentals through JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Lessons use hands-on projects such as a terrarium, browser extension, and space game, with quizzes and assignments.

## Use cases
- learn web development from scratch
- self-paced HTML CSS JavaScript course
- teach a beginner web dev class
- practice with project-based coding tutorials
- prepare for a junior frontend developer role
- find structured free coding curriculum

## When to choose
- you are a complete beginner wanting a structured, project-based path into web development
- you are an educator looking for a ready-made, open curriculum to teach web fundamentals
- you prefer free, self-paced learning with quizzes and hands-on projects

## When to avoid
- you are an experienced developer seeking advanced or modern framework-specific content
- you need a quick reference or tool rather than a full course
- you want certification or instructor-led training

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools
- domain: web-development, education, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform, browser
- tags: curriculum, beginners, javascript, html, css, microsoft, project-based-learning, self-paced-learning

## Member repositories
- microsoft/Web-Dev-For-Beginners (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.606408+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 2026-08-29T16:12:31.420813+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/Web-Dev-For-Beginners (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.606408+00:00, sha 87460f7e954d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.