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> most importantly, it's just 1,823 well organized commits (1,329 of which belong to the creator). That gives me confidence to keep it around long term. Genuin

by afro88 1y ago

> most importantly, it's just 1,823 well organized commits (1,329 of which belong to the creator). That gives me confidence to keep it around long term. Genuinely curious: why does a low number of commits, and mostly commits from one person, give you confidence to keep it around long term?

skeptrune 1y ago
Low count suggests that the project has an intentionally built core and doesn't undergo churn or feature creep. It's also a good sign that commits per week have decreased substantially over time. Contributions being mostly from a single developer lends further credence to that idea, because it implies everything is fueled by one person's relatively opinionated vision and taste.
- smt88 1y ago
  This conclusion is deeply divorced from reality. A single(-ish) author is the strongest smell for a library. I've been burned countless times by a project's "BDFL" moving on to something else. Sometimes a new maintainer will take over, but it's rare. Low commit count also suggests unresponsiveness to issues that are filed, especially for a TypeScript or JavaScript project. This thread single-handedly convinced me not to start a Solid project.
  - skeptrune 1y ago
    >Low commit count also suggests unresponsiveness SolidJS (Ryan mostly) is very responsive, so the low count is more a sign that there are not many issues which require code changes in the first place. Which is good! >Sometimes a new maintainer will take over, but it's rare. SolidJS really doesn't need a full-time maintainer at this point. One or more community members fixing severe bugs and keeping it up to date is plenty enough.
  - ryansolid 1y ago
    Low Commit count suggests nothing other than maybe lower traffic. I've been able to keep issues the main repo under 50 issues most of its life. I admit work towards the next major version has let this slip upwards. Also effort is split among multiple repos. Repos where I'm far from the biggest contributor. The core is small and manageable. Which is a good place to be 9 years in (7 of those open to the public). Yeah exactly 7 years tomorrow. Wow time flies.

by afro88 1y ago

skeptrune 1y ago

Low count suggests that the project has an intentionally built core and doesn't undergo churn or feature creep. It's also a good sign that commits per week have decreased substantially over time. Contributions being mostly from a single developer lends further credence to that idea, because it implies everything is fueled by one person's relatively opinionated vision and taste.

smt88 1y ago
This conclusion is deeply divorced from reality. A single(-ish) author is the strongest smell for a library. I've been burned countless times by a project's "BDFL" moving on to something else. Sometimes a new maintainer will take over, but it's rare. Low commit count also suggests unresponsiveness to issues that are filed, especially for a TypeScript or JavaScript project. This thread single-handedly convinced me not to start a Solid project.
- skeptrune 1y ago
  >Low commit count also suggests unresponsiveness SolidJS (Ryan mostly) is very responsive, so the low count is more a sign that there are not many issues which require code changes in the first place. Which is good! >Sometimes a new maintainer will take over, but it's rare. SolidJS really doesn't need a full-time maintainer at this point. One or more community members fixing severe bugs and keeping it up to date is plenty enough.
- ryansolid 1y ago
  Low Commit count suggests nothing other than maybe lower traffic. I've been able to keep issues the main repo under 50 issues most of its life. I admit work towards the next major version has let this slip upwards. Also effort is split among multiple repos. Repos where I'm far from the biggest contributor. The core is small and manageable. Which is a good place to be 9 years in (7 of those open to the public). Yeah exactly 7 years tomorrow. Wow time flies.