Silent pull requests: asking went with more answers, a plain comment with noneOf first pull requests silent at two weeks, 28% got an answer in the next 30 days if the author had asked, against 14% with no comment.2 min read·porchlamp.hashnode.devNov 5
Which language's open source projects answer a stranger fastest?The languages differ by hours. The projects inside them differ by days.2 min read·porchlamp.hashnode.devNov 3
How long until someone answers your pull request?Some answer within the hour. At others, most strangers wait weeks. Here is how to tell which is which before you start.4 min read·porchlamp.hashnode.devOct 24
Python projects are twice as likely as Java ones to leave most outside pull requests unansweredWhat 4,125 open-source projects did with a stranger's pull request, and why I would still check the project, not the language4 min read·porchlamp.hashnode.devOct 23
Where a first pull request is most likely to get an answerWhat the first-timer lens on a ranking of 11,000 open-source projects weighs, which projects top it, and what the coverage caps beside each row mean.2 min read·porchlamp.hashnode.devOct 15