What is cheatsheets?

rstacruz/cheatsheets — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-06-24

★ 14,424SCSSAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

Mindmap

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  root((cheatsheets))
    What It Is
      devhints.io source
      Developer cheatsheets
      TL-DR for docs
    Content
      Hundreds of topics
      Commands and flags
      Quick reference
    For Contributors
      Add cheatsheets
      Fix outdated entries
      Open in Gitpod
    Who Uses It
      Web developers
      Daily reference
      Beginners

mindmap root((cheatsheets)) What It Is devhints.io source Developer cheatsheets TL-DR for docs Content Hundreds of topics Commands and flags Quick reference For Contributors Add cheatsheets Fix outdated entries Open in Gitpod Who Uses It Web developers Daily reference Beginners

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Look up syntax or flags for a tool in seconds without reading the full documentation

USE CASE 2

Contribute a cheatsheet for a tool you know well via a pull request

USE CASE 3

Use devhints.io as a daily quick-reference while coding in the browser

USE CASE 4

Open the project in Gitpod and add a new cheatsheet entirely in the browser without local setup

What is it built with?

SCSS

How does it compare?

	rstacruz/cheatsheets	hacker0x01/hacker101	cobiwave/simplefolio
Stars	14,424	14,421	14,153
Language	SCSS	SCSS	SCSS
Setup difficulty	easy	moderate	easy
Complexity	1/5	2/5	1/5
Audience	developer	developer	vibe coder

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

So what is it?

Devhints is a website that hosts a large collection of cheatsheets for web development, available at devhints.io. A cheatsheet is a compact, one-page reference that summarizes the most important commands, options, or patterns for a particular tool or language, so you can look something up in seconds without reading a full manual. The project is essentially the source code and content behind the devhints.io website, described by its authors as "TL,DR for developer documentation" and "a ridiculous collection of cheatsheets." The abbreviation TL,DR stands for "too long, didn't read," which captures the goal: give developers the key information from lengthy documentation in the most condensed form possible. The repository is written in SCSS, which is a styling language used to control how web pages look. This means the project is primarily concerned with the visual presentation of the cheatsheet website, along with the content files that make up each individual cheatsheet. If you are a developer who wants to contribute a cheatsheet or improve the site, the repository points to a CONTRIBUTING.md file with notes on how to get involved. There is also a one-click option to open the project in Gitpod, which is an online coding environment that lets you start editing without setting anything up on your own computer. The README is intentionally brief and mostly serves as a pointer to the live website at devhints.io, where the actual cheatsheet content can be browsed.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

I want to add a cheatsheet for Docker Compose to devhints.io. Show me the Markdown file format used in rstacruz/cheatsheets and write a complete example cheatsheet.

Prompt 2

Write a quick-reference cheatsheet for Git rebase in the devhints.io style, covering the most-used flags and interactive rebase workflow.

Prompt 3

How do I run the devhints.io site locally from the rstacruz/cheatsheets repo? List the commands to install dependencies and start the dev server.

Prompt 4

I want to contribute a TypeScript cheatsheet to devhints.io. What sections and format should I follow based on existing cheatsheets in the repo?

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