realworld

RealWorld is an open-source project that demonstrates how to build a fullstack Medium.com clone using various languages, libraries, and frameworks. Unlike simple todo demos, it aims to show real-world application development at a practical level of complexity. The core idea is that every implementation—whether frontend or backend—follows the same API specification, making frontends and backends modular and interchangeable. Over 100 implementations have been created across different technology stacks. Key components include: - A defined API spec that all backends must implement - A shared CSS theme for consistent UI/UX across frontend implementations - An E2E test suite to validate frontend implementations - A hosted public backend API at api.realworld.show with demo accounts - A live Angular frontend demo at demo.realworld.show Spec-compliant backends that pass the full API test suite include implementations using Nitro with Prisma and Zod (TypeScript) and Django Ninja (Python). The project provides documentation and a starter guide for creating new implementations, and maintains a community via GitHub Discussions.