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Analysis updated 2026-06-24

★ 13,876JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

In one sentence

An archived collection of Google's web development guides and best practices, the content has fully moved to web.dev and developer.chrome.com, and this repository no longer accepts contributions.

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  root((repo))
    Status
      Archived
      Read only
    Content moved to
      web.dev
      developer.chrome.com
    Topics covered
      Best practices
      Web performance
      Progressive Web Apps
    Tech Stack
      JavaScript
      HTML
      CSS
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Browse historical Google web development best practices as a reference archive.

USE CASE 2

Find where specific Web Fundamentals articles now live on web.dev or developer.chrome.com.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptHTMLCSS

How does it compare?

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Stars13,87613,87613,878
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultyeasyhardmoderate
Complexity1/54/53/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

So what is it?

This repository was the source for Google's Web Fundamentals site, a collection of guides and best practices for building websites. It has been archived and is no longer active. The content that was here has moved to two other Google sites: web.dev and developer.chrome.com. No new issues or pull requests are being accepted. If you are looking for the articles and tutorials that used to live here, you will find them at those two destinations instead.

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Prompt 1
Show me the current web.dev equivalent of the old Web Fundamentals guide on service workers, including the latest browser support tables.
Prompt 2
Walk me through Google's recommended approach on web.dev for improving Core Web Vitals on a React single-page app.
Prompt 3
Using the guidance now at developer.chrome.com, show me how to implement a Progressive Web App with an offline fallback page.

Frequently asked questions

What is webfundamentals?

An archived collection of Google's web development guides and best practices, the content has fully moved to web.dev and developer.chrome.com, and this repository no longer accepts contributions.

What language is webfundamentals written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, HTML, CSS.

How hard is webfundamentals to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is webfundamentals for?

Mainly developer.

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