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TheAlgorithms/JavaScript

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TheAlgorithms/JavaScript

Large, active educational repository of JavaScript implementations of algorithms and data structures. It is popular (34k stars, 5.8k forks), not archived, and appears maintained with recent commits through 2026-03-07. Forks are most interesting if you want a broad, beginner-friendly algorithm catalog with tests and contributing workflow already in place.

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Stars34,084

Forks5,843

Default branchmaster

Last pushed2026-03-07T14:45:13Z

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Choose this fork if you want a heavily customized, older educational snapshot and do not need upstream freshness. Choose upstream if you want the current, actively maintained algorithms catalog with the full latest feature set and contribution workflow.

Choose this fork only if you want a mostly unchanged copy of upstream for your own experimentation. If you want an actively maintained algorithm library, upstream is the better choice.

Prefer upstream unless you specifically want a static snapshot; this fork adds no visible capability and is already lagging behind recent upstream fixes and additions.

Prefer upstream unless you specifically need this stale snapshot. This fork offers no added capability and is behind on upstream fixes and improvements.

Choose upstream unless you specifically need a frozen June 2024 snapshot; this fork adds no visible capabilities and is materially behind on active maintenance.

Prefer upstream unless you explicitly want an older frozen copy. This fork adds no visible capabilities and is materially behind on maintenance.

Prefer upstream unless you specifically need this fork’s namespace or want to build your own derivative from a frozen snapshot. For most adopters, the fork adds no visible value and is behind current upstream activity.

Prefer upstream unless you specifically need this exact older snapshot; this fork adds no visible value and is materially behind.

Choose the upstream repository if you want the broadest, most current, and best-maintained algorithm catalog. Choose this fork only if you specifically want its older, heavily rewritten snapshot and are comfortable carrying the maintenance burden yourself.

Choose this fork only if you want an almost exact copy of upstream. If you want active evolution, extra features, or maintained divergence, upstream is the better default.

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ValentineFernandes/JavaScript-Algorithm

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Choose this fork if you want a heavily customized, older educational snapshot and do not need upstream freshness. Choose upstream if you want the current, actively maintained algorithms catalog with the full latest feature set and contribution workflow.

Likely purpose

A slower-moving educational snapshot of TheAlgorithms/JavaScript, likely kept as a personal or classroom fork for learning and experimentation rather than as a current upstream-tracking mirror.

Best for

JavaScript learners who want a frozen learning snapshot.; Instructors who need a customized algorithms corpus.; Users who prefer a fork they can edit freely without tracking upstream closely.; People comparing alternative implementations of the same algorithms.

Additional features

Expanded and rewritten algorithm/data-structure implementations across core areas like caches, trees, linked lists, graphs, conversions, and recursive algorithms.
Added or improved test coverage in multiple modules, suggesting a stronger verification workflow for learners who want runnable examples.
Updated dependency lockfile and project tooling, which may make the fork easier to install or reproduce in its current state.
Contains substantial local edits to core reference implementations, so it may be useful for users who want a customized teaching corpus instead of upstream parity.
Changes agent workflow behavior, such as prompt handling, handoffs, worktrees, memory, or orchestration flow.
Adds performance-oriented execution paths, caching, or faster runtime modes.

Missing features

Materially behind upstream: the fork last shows activity in 2022 while upstream has continued through 2026, so it likely misses years of algorithm additions, fixes, and docs updates.
Likely removed at least one upstream algorithm implementation or example path, with `Hashes/MD5.js` showing deletions and no additions.
Probably lacks upstream-maintained contributions workflow freshness, including newer issue/workflow/doc refinements and test updates that landed after the fork diverged.
Not suitable for users who want the latest upstream catalog or a near-current mirror of TheAlgorithms/JavaScript.
It trails upstream by 200 commits, so some recent upstream features and fixes are likely not present yet.

Strengths

Useful as a self-contained beginner-friendly JavaScript algorithms repo.
Broad coverage across classic data structures and algorithm topics.
Local modifications may reflect curated changes or fixes useful for study.
Testing is present, so it is more than a pile of scripts.

Risks

High divergence makes upstream merges harder and increases maintenance burden.
Stale activity means bug fixes and new algorithms from upstream are not being followed.
Package and implementation drift may cause examples to behave differently from current upstream.
Removed code may create gaps compared with the canonical repository.

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