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· 3 weeks ago

dbushell.com is the personal site of David Bushell, a UK freelance front-end developer — articles, open-source tools, and client case studies, not software. There is nothing to buy; read the blog, use his free tools, or hire him as a contractor.

Confidence

High. Based on 40+ public sources. dbushell.com is a personal blog and freelancer portfolio, not a product for sale.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useN/A — personal blog, nothing to operate
  • Feature depthN/A — no product features exist
  • Support qualityN/A — solo freelancer, no support desk
  • Security posture

Pricing

£0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Front-end devs reading articles
  • UK firms hiring a freelance front-end developer
  • Users of his open-source JS tools
  • Fans of opinionated CSS and web-standards writing

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software to buy
  • Teams needing SLAs, support, or vendor guarantees
  • AI pipelines — the site has an explicit no-AI policy
  • Buyers expecting a product roadmap or uptime

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Explicit no-AI policy; automated or AI reuse of content is unwelcome

medium

Solo freelancer: no support desk, contract SLAs, or availability promises

low

Copyright page states a £100,000 licence fee for content reuse — read before republishing

low

Repositories have moved off GitHub; old links may redirect or break

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Twenty years of front-end articles, case studies, and open-source code
  • Maintains respected open-source tools, including the Pikaday datepicker
  • Transparent public AI policy and security page
  • Posts are regularly shared and debated on Reddit, HN, and Lobsters
  • Documented client work for real organisations

Cons

  • Not a product: no features, plans, or support to evaluate
  • One-person freelance site — no company, team, or SLA
  • Strongly opinionated takes, e.g. public dislike of WordPress
  • Self-hosting churn: repos and tools move hosts frequently

Sources & method

- 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. Personal blog; WOT scores 61% trust and GridinSoft rates 92/100 legitimacy.

official x7review x1security x2news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • £0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Everything is free; donations optional
  • Ease of use. N/A — personal blog, nothing to operate
  • Feature depth. N/A — no product features exist
  • Support quality. N/A — solo freelancer, no support desk
  • Security posture: 4/5. WOT 61% trust; GridinSoft 92/100 legitimacy
  • 20+ years Domain age dbushell.com turned 20 in May 2024
  • 41 GitHub repos github.com/dbushell
  • 61% WOT trust score 'Trusted by WOT'
  • 92/100 GridinSoft legitimacy 'Strong legitimacy' review

Pricing

Free

£0

  • All articles and tools free
  • Optional donations via ko-fi

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Personal blog; WOT scores 61% trust and GridinSoft rates 92/100 legitimacy.

What users say

Web developers on Reddit, Hacker News, and Lobsters frequently share and debate his posts, with engaged mixed reactions.

“Cool! A collection of web-based tools to develop websites”
Threads, @zeldman
“What's more interesting is his "No AI" policy”
Hacker News commenter

Companies that use it

  • Passenger Focus
  • King's Transfer
Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources. dbushell.com is a personal blog and freelancer portfolio, not a product for sale.

Not a product — personal blog and free tools of UK freelance dev David Bushell. Nothing to buy.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources. dbushell.com is a personal blog and freelancer portfolio, not a product for sale.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. David Bushell – Web Design & Front-end Development (UK)dbushell.com
    official
  2. Aboutdbushell.com
    official
  3. Twenty Yearsdbushell.com
    official
  4. AI policydbushell.com
    official
  5. Copyrightdbushell.com
    official
  6. Buy Me a Coffee!dbushell.com
    official
  7. David Bushell on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  8. Modern WordPress - Yikes! – David Bushellreddit.com
    review
  9. Is dbushell.com Safe? — WOTmywot.com
    security
  10. Dbushell.com Reviews and Reputation (92/100 Trust Score)gridinsoft.com
    security
  11. Zeldman on dbushell's web toolsthreads.com
    news
  12. AI Policy | Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.com
    news

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