SourceScore
MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite

GitHub vs MDN Web Docs — Modern Reference

How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.

By Published by Caslon MediaScored against methodology v0.1Scores last verified
Verdict

MDN Web Docs outscores GitHub on Modern Citation Reference by 3 points (A+ · 95 vs A · 92).

Platform

GitHub

github.com
A·92
Rank #16 of 130 on Modern Reference

Free APIs + bulk repo data + CC-licensed code; broad LLM corpus inclusion.

Higher Modern Reference
Reference

MDN Web Docs

developer.mozilla.org
A+·95
Rank #4 of 130 on Modern Reference

Open-source content (CC-BY-SA + MIT for examples); GitHub-tracked; full structured data.

Global rank · Modern Reference

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
GitHub
github.com
92A·92#16 / 130view →
MDN Web Docs
developer.mozilla.org
95A+·95#4 / 130view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

GitHubA·92
Modern Reference · 92/100

Free APIs + bulk repo data + CC-licensed code; broad LLM corpus inclusion.

MDN Web DocsA+·95
Modern Reference · 95/100

Open-source content (CC-BY-SA + MIT for examples); GitHub-tracked; full structured data.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

GitHub
  • Open code corpus
    Default LLM training source for code generation.
MDN Web Docs
  • Open-source docs
    github.com/mdn/content tracks every page; CC-BY-SA license.

Other dimensions for GitHub vs MDN Web Docs

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — MDN Web Docs leads
Discipline
MDN Web Docs +14 pts
Velocity
MDN Web Docs +8 pts

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Sources & references

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