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jaywcjlove/reference

Analysis updated 2026-06-24 · repo last pushed 2026-05-19

15,104DockerfileAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5MaintainedSetup · easy

TLDR

Quick Reference is a Chinese-language collection of developer cheat sheets for tools and languages like JavaScript, React, npm, and Docker, with a published Docker image.

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  root((Quick Reference))
    Content
      JavaScript cheat sheet
      React cheat sheet
      npm and Node
      Docker cheat sheet
    Distribution
      Static website
      Docker Hub image
    Audience
      Chinese developers
      Quick lookup users
    Workflow
      Edit markdown
      Submit PR
      CI builds site
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Look up syntax for JavaScript, React, npm, or Docker without switching to official docs.

USE CASE 2

Self-host the cheat sheet site locally by pulling the wcjiang/reference Docker image.

USE CASE 3

Translate or extend an existing cheat sheet by submitting a markdown PR.

USE CASE 4

Build a personal team wiki by forking the repo and adding internal cheat sheets.

What is it built with?

MarkdownDockerJavaScriptRehype

How does it compare?

jaywcjlove/referenceiggredible/learn-vimjessfraz/dockerfiles
Stars15,10415,05613,934
LanguageDockerfileDockerfileDockerfile
Last pushed2026-05-19
MaintenanceMaintained
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity1/51/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperops devops

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

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

You can browse the published site or pull the Docker image, no local build needed for reading.

License is not stated in the explanation.

In plain English

Quick Reference is a collection of developer cheat sheets, aimed primarily at a Chinese-speaking audience. The README describes it as a curated set of short reference pages for common technologies, tools, and development workflows, designed to help readers look up key information quickly and work more efficiently. It is a translation and expansion of an existing English Reference project, with additional content added by the maintainer. The repository itself is a content project rather than a software library. Although the listed primary language is Dockerfile and there is a published Docker image on Docker Hub, the bulk of the value is in the written cheat sheets. The topics on GitHub mention areas such as JavaScript, npm, React, and Docker, which gives a rough sense of what subjects are covered. The README does not list the individual cheat sheets in the visible portion shown here, so the exact catalogue is not described in this clip. Contributions are explicitly invited. The author asks readers to share their own cheat sheets and offers to incorporate them, and welcomes pull requests to fix or improve existing content through a CONTRIBUTING guide linked from the README. The project is described as continuously updated. A large part of the README is a sponsorship section. The maintainer thanks supporters of their open source work and points to a sponsorship page, and also lists a long set of independently developed macOS applications, such as Scap, Screen Test, Deskmark, Keyzer, Mousio, Musicer, DevTutor, RegexMate, and others, which readers can download to support the project. CI badges, Docker Hub badges, and follow links for X and Buy Me a Coffee are included at the top of the README. The full README is longer than what was shown.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Run the wcjiang/reference Docker image locally on port 8080 and tell me the exact docker run command.
Prompt 2
Fork jaywcjlove/reference and add a new cheat sheet for Bun in the same markdown format as the JavaScript one.
Prompt 3
Translate the React cheat sheet in jaywcjlove/reference from Chinese to English and keep the rehype directives intact.
Prompt 4
Set up a GitHub Action that rebuilds the cheat sheet site whenever a markdown file under docs changes.
Prompt 5
Compare jaywcjlove/reference vs devhints.io and tell me which has better React hooks coverage.

Frequently asked questions

What is reference?

Quick Reference is a Chinese-language collection of developer cheat sheets for tools and languages like JavaScript, React, npm, and Docker, with a published Docker image.

What language is reference written in?

Mainly Dockerfile. The stack also includes Markdown, Docker, JavaScript.

Is reference actively maintained?

Maintained — commit in last 6 months (last push 2026-05-19).

What license does reference use?

License is not stated in the explanation.

How hard is reference to set up?

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

Who is reference for?

Mainly developer.

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