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C-Rank Grade: B (Solid) - 55/100
External PR Merge Rate: 10%
Response Time: 6h
First Timer Success: 25%
Homebrew/homebrew-core has a recorded first-timer success rate of 25.0%. Repositories ranked B typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in Homebrew/homebrew-core respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 5.7 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.
The C-Rank™ system evaluates GitHub projects on a 0–100 scale using real data: PR merge rates, review turnaround time, active maintainer presence, and first-time contributor success. A score of 54.8 places Homebrew/homebrew-core in the B tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for Homebrew/homebrew-core is 9.8%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
Homebrew/homebrew-core currently has 1 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".
Strict review standards in Homebrew/homebrew-core. Ensure PR scope matches issue requirements closely before requesting review.
Discussions in Homebrew/homebrew-core focus heavily on practical implementation feedback, code formatting standards, and issue reproduction details.
Unlinked PRs without issue context and changes that fail automated test suites face the highest review friction.
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External Acceptance Rate
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Maintainers are most responsive around 17:00 UTC (17:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Monday - Thursday from 15:00 to 19:00 UTC (15:00 - 19:00 UTC local).
Limited recent maintainer review activity recorded for this repository. Prediction based on heuristic baseline.
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~4 hours (12% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~27 hours (15% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
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When evaluating whether to contribute to Homebrew/homebrew-core, 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 Homebrew/homebrew-core acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 5 hours. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 9.8% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
Homebrew/homebrew-core has a recorded first-timer success rate of 25.0%. Repositories ranked Solid typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~5 hours. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
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 54.8 places Homebrew/homebrew-core in the Solid tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 9.8%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
Yes, Homebrew/homebrew-core currently has 1 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels. You can inspect these directly from the repository issues tab.
All metrics displayed for Homebrew/homebrew-core 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.