Is HL7/fhir welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?
HL7/fhir has a recorded first-timer success rate of 0.0%. Repositories ranked B typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
AI Maintainer Review Guidelines
Review Persona
Empathetic Technical Mentor
Warmth Score
7.5/10
Patience Score
8.2/10
Nitpick Rate
20%
Collaborative maintainer environment in HL7/fhir. Reviews community pull requests with focus on project quality.
What Contributors Actually Say
Discussions in HL7/fhir focus heavily on practical implementation feedback, code formatting standards, and issue reproduction details.
Hidden Friction Signals
Unlinked PRs without issue context and changes that fail automated test suites face the highest review friction.
Unwritten Rules
- •1) Keep PR scope strictly aligned with the linked issue.
- •2) Ensure local linters pass before opening a review.
- •3) Maintain full test coverage for modified logic.
Top PR Submission Do's
- •Ensure code complies with the project coding style
- •Keep PRs scoped to a single concern
- •Include context and link to the related issue
Top PR Friction Pitfalls (Don'ts)
- •Do not submit PRs without linking an issue
- •Do not break existing tests without fixing them
- •Do not mix unrelated refactors in a single PR
Response Velocity
17 hours
Standard maintainer review cycle
Average Response Latency
Tracks hours until a maintainer leaves a review, comment, or PR response.
Merge Efficiency
20.0%
Selective PR acceptance rate
External Acceptance Rate
Percentage of community pull requests successfully merged into main.
First-Timer Success
0.0%
No first-timer merges recorded in window
First PR Conversion
Rate at which developers submitting their first repository PR succeed.
Active Maintainers
2 core
Small core review team
Diagnostic Health HUD
20.0%
Merge Gauge
0.0%
1st-Timer
Community Vibe25/100
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PR Acceptance & Review Speed Forecast
Precomputed via Live PR Events
Overall Merge Odds
20.0%
External PR acceptance
First-Timer Rate
N/A
First PR success rate
Median Response (p50)
18h
50% receive response in
Tail Latency (p90)
N/A
90% receive response in
Active Maintainers: 2
Optimal PR Submission Window
Maintainer review activity heatmap & prime window prediction
Monday - WednesdayLimited Sample Size
Peak Review Hour
02:00 UTC
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Primary Window
00:00 - 04:00 UTC
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Active Maintainers
4 Tracked
Detected: UTC
24-Hour Maintainer Activity Heatmap (UTC)
LowPeak
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00
Maintainers are most responsive around 02:00 UTC (02:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Monday - Wednesday from 00:00 to 04:00 UTC (00:00 - 04:00 UTC local).
PR Size vs Review Speed
Best Pull Request Size for HL7/fhir
Sweet Spot: < 150 lines
Small (<150 LOC)Recommended
11havg review
25% Merge Approval
Medium (150–500 LOC)Normal
1.1davg review
19% Merge Approval
Large (>500 LOC)Slow
3.5davg review
15% Merge Approval
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~11 hours (25% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~85 hours (15% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
Active Good First Issues (0)
No cached good first issues currently tracked for HL7/fhir.
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Contributor Compatibility & Review Speed Analysis for HL7/fhir
When evaluating whether to contribute to HL7/fhir, response velocity and maintainer engagement are crucial. GetMerged continuously tracks pull request trajectories, first-comment latency, and code review rounds to help developers avoid submitting pull requests to backlogged repositories.
Currently, maintainers of HL7/fhir acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 17 hours. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 20.0% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
Frequently Asked Questions - Contributing to HL7/fhir
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Is HL7/fhir welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?
HL7/fhir has a recorded first-timer success rate of 0.0%. Repositories ranked Solid typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
02
How fast can I expect code review feedback on my pull request?
The initial maintainer response time averages ~17 hours. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
03
What does the 46.6 C-Rank™ score represent?
The C-Rank™ index scores repositories on a 0 to 100 scale using an objective formula: external PR merge rates, initial response speed, active maintainer count, and first-time contributor retention. A score of 46.6 places HL7/fhir in the Solid tier.
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What is the external contributor pull request merge rate for HL7/fhir?
The external pull request merge rate is 20.0%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
05
Are there beginner Good First Issues open in HL7/fhir?
HL7/fhir does not have open beginner labels indexed currently, but external PRs for bugs and documentation improvements are evaluated via normal issue triage.
GetMerged C-Rank™ Indexing Standard
All metrics displayed for HL7/fhir are automatically retrieved via the public GitHub API and recalculated daily. Insider pull requests submitted by repository owners or organization members are excluded from merge rate calculations to preserve objective external contributor statistics.