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Modern JavaScript Tutorial

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Summary Information

Updated 58 minutes ago
Added to GitGenius on September 2nd, 2026
Created on June 3rd, 2017
Open Issues & Pull Requests: 542 (+0)
GitHub issues: Enabled
Number of forks: 3,996
Total Stargazers: 25,454 (+0)
Total Subscribers: 345 (+0)

Repository Insights (GitGenius)

Median issue/PR response: 33.2 hours
Mean response time: 57.8 days
90th percentile: 134.1 days
Tracked items: 52

How this project is maintained

Around half of the issues opened in the past year never receive a reply. 94% of open issues come from outside the core team, so the backlog reflects real-world use rather than internal planning. Only 6% of issues opened in the past year have been closed. Three people close 54% of everything that gets resolved.

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Open issues: 64
New in 7 days: 0
Closed in 7 days: 0
Avg open age: 479 days
Stale 30+ days: 63
Stale 90+ days: 48

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Closed in 7 days: 0
Comments in 7 days: 0
Events in 7 days: 0

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Detailed Description

The Modern JavaScript Tutorial is a comprehensive online learning resource that teaches JavaScript through structured chapters, articles, and interactive tasks.

The tutorial addresses the need for clear, accessible JavaScript education by organizing content into a hierarchical structure of chapters and articles, each with accompanying practical tasks and solutions. The material uses an enhanced markdown format designed to be easy to read and edit, allowing contributors to add or improve content without specialized tooling. The project provides a local server setup so contributors can preview how their changes appear on the live site before submission.

The tutorial suits developers learning JavaScript from the ground up or seeking to deepen their understanding of the language. It welcomes contributions from anyone who spots errors, identifies missing topics, or wants to improve explanations. The project actively supports translation efforts, making the material available in multiple languages beyond English. Contributors can edit content in any standard text editor, and the straightforward folder structure—where each topic lives in a numbered directory containing markdown files—makes it simple to add new chapters, articles, or tasks.

The project maintains an open contribution model where community members can submit pull requests to enhance the tutorial. The development activity reflects a collaborative approach, with a public list of contributors acknowledged on the site and an explicit invitation for people to help explain topics and add missing material. The project provides infrastructure support through a dedicated server repository to help contributors test their work locally before submission.