GitHub README 'Last Commit' Age in Open Source Projects
Track the 'freshness' of documentation in open source projects by monitoring README commit activity.
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About this data
This page tracks the age of the last commit made to the README file for a vast collection of open source projects. We measure the median and 90th percentile age of these README commits in days. This provides a unique perspective on how actively maintained project documentation is, offering insights into project vitality and developer engagement. Unlike individual commit logs, this aggregate view helps identify trends in documentation staleness across the open source landscape.
Why this isn't published anywhere else
While commit history and general project activity are tracked, there is no readily available aggregate or direct tracking of the 'Last Commit' age specifically for README files across open-source projects as a measure of documentation staleness.
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