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C-Rank Grade: S (Elite) - 77/100
External PR Merge Rate: 74%
Response Time: 9h
First Timer Success: 64%
cpinitiative/usaco-guide has a recorded first-timer success rate of 63.6%. Repositories ranked S typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in cpinitiative/usaco-guide respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 8.5 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 76.7 places cpinitiative/usaco-guide in the S tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for cpinitiative/usaco-guide is 73.7%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
cpinitiative/usaco-guide currently has 4 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".
Highly welcoming maintainers in cpinitiative/usaco-guide. Prompt code reviews with positive guidance for new contributors.
Discussions in cpinitiative/usaco-guide 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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Maintainers are most responsive around 01:00 UTC (01:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Monday - Wednesday from 00:00 to 04:00 UTC (00:00 - 04:00 UTC local).
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~6 hours (92% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~41 hours (33% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
Someone submitted the contact form! URL: https://usaco.guide/plat/geo-pri Module: Platinum - Geometry Primitives Topic: Mistake Message: the link to the ioi problem "The Troublesome Frog" does not seem to be working for me.
Someone submitted the contact form! URL: https://usaco.guide/problems/kattis-gmo/user-solutions Module: Problem Solution - GMO (ID: kattis-gmo) Topic: Request - Missing Section or Solution Message: There is no official solution for this particular problem and i think it is very important for the learners to have the solution when they are stuck. Even in the public solutions, there are just 2 solutions except mine and they are using DP in bronze which is not good for the new comers. So, i have proposed a basic brute force solution which is best for learning which you can consider.
Someone submitted the contact form! URL: https://usaco.guide/bronze/ad-hoc Module: Bronze - Ad Hoc Problems Topic: Request - Missing Section or Solution Message: focus problem explanation missing
Someone submitted the contact form! URL: https://usaco.guide/plat/range-sweep Module: Platinum - Range Queries with Sweep Line Topic: Request - Missing Section or Solution Message: I need solution for Robot Path
Someone submitted the contact form! URL: https://usaco.guide/problems/joi-2020stray-cat/solution Module: Solution: JOI - 2020 - Stray Cat Topic: Mistake Message: image is not displaying
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Currently, maintainers of cpinitiative/usaco-guide acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 8 hours. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 73.7% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
cpinitiative/usaco-guide has a recorded first-timer success rate of 63.6%. Repositories ranked Elite typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~8 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 76.7 places cpinitiative/usaco-guide in the Elite tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 73.7%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
Yes, cpinitiative/usaco-guide currently has 4 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels. You can inspect these directly from the repository issues tab.
All metrics displayed for cpinitiative/usaco-guide 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.