TheAlgorithms/JavaScript
Algorithms and Data Structures implemented in JavaScript for beginners, following best practices.
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Where it stands
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The project lists 308 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Implements a wide range of algorithms and data structures in JavaScript following best practices for educational purposes.
- Provides clear, beginner-friendly code examples that facilitate learning algorithm concepts in JavaScript.
- Use for learning and practicing fundamental algorithms and data structures in JavaScript for coding interviews or coursework.
- Use for exploring cryptography and cipher algorithms implemented in JavaScript to understand security basics.
- Use for contributing to open-source algorithm implementations and improving coding skills through community collaboration.
Should you depend on it?
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License
GPL 3.0
Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
- Code of conduct: present
Watch-outs
- GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.
- No commits in the last six months (last push Mar 2026).
- No GitHub releases; pin a commit or tag instead of a release.
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From the README
JavaScript Repository of TheAlgorithms, which implements various algorithms and data structures in JavaScript.
These implementations are for demonstrative purposes only. Dedicated implementations of these algorithms and data structures are much better for performance and security reasons. We also do not provide any guarantee for api stability.
Before contributing to this repository, make sure to read our Contribution Guidelines. You can look at other TheAlgorithms Repositories or the issues with a "help wanted" label for inspiration regarding what to implement. Our maintainers will guide you through how to make your contribution properly if you make any mistakes. The names of the maintainers of this repository are listed in the CODEOWNERS file.
You can find a list of the algorithms currently in the repository in the directory. Explanations of many of the algorithms can be found in the wiki.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
5.8K-25
Open issues
312+99
Compared with peers in Education
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| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch | 78.3K | +1.6K | 75 | 1 day ago |
| mnfst/awesome-free-llm-apis | 12.8K | +754 | 75 | — |
| luongnv89/claude-howto | 46.9K | +440 | 75 | 161 days ago |
| github/awesome-copilot | 41.0K | +251 | 75 | — |
| ripienaar/free-for-dev | 141.8K | — | 45 | — |
| TheAlgorithms/JavaScript | 34.3K | — | 45 | — |
| Category median | 46.9K | +597 | 75 | — |
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