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goldbergyoni/nodebestpractices

✅ The Node.js best practices list (July 2026)

Stack

Dockerfile Express npm

GitHub topics

#best-practices #es6 #eslint #express #expressjs #javascript

Updated: 2026-06-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-09-15
History: 1 history point
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Issues: 138 open

105,655

stars

Forks: 10,729
Commits: 3,917 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

h5bp/html5-boilerplate

A professional front-end template for building fast, robust, and adaptable web apps or sites.

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#best-practices #css #html #html5 #html5-boilerplate #javascript

Updated: 2026-09-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-01-24
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 26 open

57,613

stars

Forks: 12,261
Commits: 2,647 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

GoogleChrome/lighthouse

Automated auditing, performance metrics, and best practices for the web.

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript Express npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#audit #best-practices #chrome-devtools #developer-tools #performance-analysis #performance-metrics

Updated: 2026-10-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-15
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 462 open

30,872

stars

Forks: 9,765
Commits: 6,680 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

aidenybai/million

Optimizing compiler for React

Stack

TypeScript Next.js React Tailwind CSS Vite npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#best-practices #blockdom #compiler #hacktoberfest #memo #million

Updated: 2026-05-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-29
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

17,670

stars

Forks: 596
Commits: 2,364 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

andkret/Cookbook

The Data Engineering Cookbook

Stack

Python

GitHub topics

#best-practices #big-data #cookbook #data-engineer #data-engineering

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2019-03-10
History: 136 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 130 open

15,492

stars

Forks: 2,764
Commits: 408 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +21 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +1 +0.2%

Website GitHub

Sairyss/domain-driven-hexagon

Learn Domain-Driven Design, software architecture, design patterns, best practices. Code examples included

Stack

TypeScript NestJS npm

GitHub topics

#architectural-patterns #architecture #backend #best-practices #clean-architecture #clean-code

Updated: 2024-06-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-11-29
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

14,964

stars

Forks: 1,568
Commits: 506 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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trimstray/nginx-admins-handbook

How to improve NGINX performance, security, and other important things.

Stack

Shell

GitHub topics

#best-practices #cheatsheet #hacks #handbook #http #https

Updated: 2024-11-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-01-27
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

14,309

stars

Forks: 1,137
Commits: 1,338 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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OWASP/wstg

The Web Security Testing Guide is a comprehensive Open Source guide to testing the security of web applications and web services.

Stack

Python Bundler

GitHub topics

#application-security #appsec #best-practices #bugbounty #guide #hacking

Updated: 2026-10-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-05-14
History: 5 history points
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Issues: 28 open

9,994

stars

Forks: 1,704
Commits: 1,366 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

jstherightway/js-the-right-way

An easy-to-read, quick reference for JS best practices, accepted coding standards, and links around the Web

Stack

HTML npm

GitHub topics

#best-practices #guide #javascript #js

Updated: 2026-07-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-08-09
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 0 open

8,666

stars

Forks: 904
Commits: 726 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

xojs/xo

❤️ JavaScript/TypeScript linter (ESLint wrapper) with great defaults

Stack

TypeScript npm

GitHub topics

#best-practices #code-style #eslint #eslint-plugin #eslint-rules #linter

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-08-01
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

7,990

stars

Forks: 309
Commits: 728 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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FlorianBruniaux/claude-code-ultimate-guide

The most comprehensive Claude Code guide: agentic workflows, hooks, skills, MCP servers, quizzes, and production-ready templates. 430K+ lines.

AI dev

Stack

Python Express npm

GitHub topics

#agentic-coding #ai-assistant #ai-coding #ai-pair-programming #ai-security #anthropic

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-01-09
History: 2 history points
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Issues: 7 open

6,187

stars

Forks: 810
Commits: 1,160 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

FairwindsOps/polaris

Validation of best practices in your Kubernetes clusters

Stack

Go Cobra Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#audit #best-practices #cluster #dashboard #fairwinds-official #kubernetes

Updated: 2026-09-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-30
History: 6 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 16 open

3,387

stars

Forks: 231
Commits: 1,114 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

freach/kubernetes-security-best-practice

Kubernetes Security - Best Practice Guide

GitHub topics

#best-practice #best-practices #guide #kubernetes #security

Updated: 2019-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-04-05
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 12 open

2,707

stars

Forks: 248
Commits: 40 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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howl-anderson/unlocking-the-power-of-llms

使用 Prompts 和 Chains 让 ChatGPT 成为神奇的生产力工具！Unlocking the power of LLMs.

Stack

Shell

GitHub topics

#bard #best-practices #chatgpt #google-bard #large-language-models #openai-chatgpt

Updated: 2023-05-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-02-16
History: 7 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 2 open

2,470

stars

Forks: 156
Commits: 46 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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kabachook/k8s-security

Kubernetes security notes and best practices

Stack

Shell

GitHub topics

#attacker #best-practices #checklist #kubernetes #kubernetes-cluster #kubernetes-security

Updated: 2022-04-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-07-16
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 3 open

732

stars

Forks: 76
Commits: 70 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

fmind/cookiecutter-mlops-package

Start building and deploying Python packages and Docker images for MLOps tasks.

AI dev

Stack

Python pytest PEP 517 uv

GitHub topics

#best-practices #cookiecutter #machine-learning #mlflow #mlops #python

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-07-28
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

442

stars

Forks: 56
Commits: 14 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

woltapp/wolt-python-package-cookiecutter

Cookiecutter for rapidly creating modern & high-quality Python packages

Stack

Python pytest Poetry

GitHub topics

#best-practices #cookiecutter-template #cruft #python

Updated: 2026-01-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-07-29
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 7 open

259

stars

Forks: 46
Commits: 234 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

hirotaka/pragmatic-nuxt

A collection of practical Nuxt showcases exploring different approaches to full-stack web development.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Express Nuxt Tailwind CSS Vite npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#architecture #best-practices #boilerplate #cloudflare-pages #drizzle-orm #nuxt

Updated: 2026-10-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-09-11
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

170

stars

Forks: 15
Commits: 1,051 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

JuliaBesties/BestieTemplate.jl

Template for Julia Programming Language packages using the copier engine.

AI dev

Stack

Julia pytest uv

GitHub topics

#best-practices #code-quality #copier #copier-template #julia #julia-best-practices

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-09-09
History: 7 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 73 open

128

stars

Forks: 14
Commits: 448 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

mhucka/readmine

Example README file demonstrating a suggested README file structure for software projects

GitHub topics

#best-practices #documentation #guidelines #readme #template

Updated: 2024-02-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-06-23
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 41
Commits: 42 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

open-nudge/opentemplate

All-in-one Python template. One click. Everything included.

AI dev

Stack

Shell pytest pip uv

GitHub topics

#attestations #automation #best-practices #github-actions #hardened #legal

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2025-06-14
History: 137 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 3 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 94 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +3 +3.3%

Website GitHub

sirmarkz/staff-engineer-mode

Staff-level engineering judgment for coding agents, from design to production.

AI dev

Stack

Python npm

GitHub topics

#agentic-engineering #architecture #best-practices #code-review #correctness #data-engineering

Updated: 2026-08-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-05-02
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 6
Commits: 317 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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