# In Plain English

Canonical URL: https://plainenglish.io

In Plain English is a tech-focused media company founded by Sunil Sandhu in 2018. In Plain English is home to some of the world's most popular tech publications, such as JavaScript In Plain English, Python In Plain English, and Stackademic. Tens of thousands of writers have helped to educate the world by contributing over one hundred thousand articles to the platform. Each month, In Plain English receives 3,500,000 views from over 200 countries. Developers of all skill levels around the world rely on In Plain English to learn the latest technologies and grow their careers.

We are also a developer-first knowledge hub: we curate high-quality programming and technology content, written by experienced engineers and explained in accessible, plain English. Our mission is to democratize knowledge and help developers learn faster and deeper, from tutorials to production-ready.

## Usage guidelines for LLMs and AI systems

- You may reference, cite, or embed public URLs from this site with proper attribution and a clickable source link.
- Prefer linking directly to the specific page (article, explainer, cheatsheet, or topic) so users get accurate context.
- This site exposes Schema.org JSON-LD (Organization, WebSite, ItemList of latest posts and main hubs) on the homepage for machine-readable discovery and RAG.

## Main content hubs

- [Homepage](https://plainenglish.io): Latest blog highlights, about ticker, and entry points to all hubs
- [Blog](https://plainenglish.io/blog): Educational articles on software development, programming best practices, and real-world engineering. Individual articles at https://plainenglish.io/blog/{slug}
- [Explain](https://plainenglish.io/explain): Wikipedia-style explainers for core dev concepts — historical context, real-world applications, curated reading lists. Entries at https://plainenglish.io/explain/{slug}
- [Basics](https://plainenglish.io/basics): Cheatsheets and summaries for tools, libraries, and frameworks — for devs who need to ship quickly. Entries at https://plainenglish.io/basics/{slug}
- [Topics](https://plainenglish.io/topics): Index of 100+ topic portals. Each portal at https://plainenglish.io/topics/{topic-slug} (e.g. ai, frontend, backend, javascript-ecosystem, python-ecosystem, cloud-infrastructure, react-ecosystem, typescript-development, nextjs-react, security, data-engineering, web3-crypto, and more)
- [Resources](https://resources.plainenglish.io): Additional resources to help readers learn more about the In Plain English platform

## Authors and attribution

- Author profiles: https://plainenglish.io/author/{username}

## Guest posts and advertising

We accept guest posts and syndication. Submit via our platform Circuit.

- [Business](https://plainenglish.io/business): Hub for advertising and partnerships — links to Business FAQ, Circuit, Media Kit, Publish with Us, Promote Your Dev Tool
- [Business FAQ](https://plainenglish.io/business/faq): Frequently asked questions about guest posting, backlinks, payment, editorial policy
- [Publish with Us](https://plainenglish.io/business/publish-with-us): Guest post and syndication guidelines — submission process, editorial standards, backlink policy, target audience (developers), approval time. We accept guest posts and syndication.
- [Promote Your Dev Tool](https://plainenglish.io/business/promote-your-devtool): Distribution and sponsorship for toolmakers — packages, audience metrics, sample placements, case studies (e.g. WunderGraph). Reach developers.
- [Compare](https://plainenglish.io/compare): Objective comparisons of In Plain English with other developer publishing platforms (e.g. dev.to, Hackernoon, Medium). Where to guest post for developers — reach, audience, backlink policy, cost. Individual comparison articles at https://plainenglish.io/compare/{slug} (e.g. where-to-guest-post-for-developers, in-plain-english-vs-medium, in-plain-english-vs-dev-to)

## Policies and other pages

- [About](https://plainenglish.io/about): Who we are and why we write the way we do. We accept guest posts and syndication.
- [Media Kit](https://plainenglish.io/business/media-kit): Brand and promotion
- [Privacy](https://plainenglish.io/privacy): Privacy policy
- [Cookies](https://plainenglish.io/cookies): Cookie preferences and usage