Gin is a high-performance HTTP web framework written in Go. It provides a Martini-like API but with significantly better performance—up to 40 times faster—thanks to httprouter. Gin is designed for building REST APIs, web applications, and microservices.
C-Rank Grade: C (Moderate) - 36/100
External PR Merge Rate: 12%
Response Time: 12d
First Timer Success: 17%
gin-gonic/gin has a recorded first-timer success rate of 17.2%. Repositories ranked C typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in gin-gonic/gin respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 298.9 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 36.4 places gin-gonic/gin in the C tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for gin-gonic/gin is 12.4%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
gin-gonic/gin does not currently have active "good first issue" tags indexed, but accepts external contributions through standard GitHub issue tracking.
Gin is a high-performance HTTP web framework written in Go. It provides a Martini-like API but with significantly better performance—up to 40 times faster—thanks to httprouter. Gin is designed for building REST APIs, web applications, and microservices.
Established Go ecosystem in gin-gonic/gin. Maintains structured code review standards for external contributors.
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Maintainers are most responsive around 12:00 UTC (12:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Monday - Thursday from 10:00 to 14:00 UTC (10:00 - 14:00 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 ~194 hours (15% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~1435 hours (15% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
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When evaluating whether to contribute to gin-gonic/gin, 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 gin-gonic/gin acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 12 days+. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 12.4% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
gin-gonic/gin has a recorded first-timer success rate of 17.2%. Repositories ranked Moderate typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~12 days+. 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 36.4 places gin-gonic/gin in the Moderate tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 12.4%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
gin-gonic/gin does not have open beginner labels indexed currently, but external PRs for bugs and documentation improvements are evaluated via normal issue triage.
All metrics displayed for gin-gonic/gin 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.