Is nasa/cea welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?
nasa/cea has a recorded first-timer success rate of 50.0%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
nasa/cea
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CEA computes the equilibrium composition of mixtures via free-energy minimization, and uses the resulting product concentrations to determine thermodynamic and transport properties. It includes a large database of species with thermodynamic curve-fit data, and can be used for rocket performance, detonation parameters, and shock-wave analysis.
Response Velocity
1 days+
Standard maintainer review cycle
Average Response Latency
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Merge Efficiency
78.9%
High acceptance rate for external PRs
External Acceptance Rate
Percentage of community pull requests successfully merged into main.
First-Timer Success
50.0%
Accepts new contributor PRs
First PR Conversion
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Active Maintainers
2 core
Small core review team
Diagnostic Health HUD
78.9%
Merge Gauge
50.0%
1st-Timer
Community Vibe58/100
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Contributor Compatibility & Review Speed Analysis for nasa/cea
When evaluating whether to contribute to nasa/cea, 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 nasa/cea acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 1 days+. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 78.9% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
Frequently Asked Questions - Contributing to nasa/cea
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Is nasa/cea welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?
nasa/cea has a recorded first-timer success rate of 50.0%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
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How fast can I expect code review feedback on my pull request?
The initial maintainer response time averages ~1 days+. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
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What does the 64.0 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 64.0 places nasa/cea in the Welcoming tier.
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What is the external contributor pull request merge rate for nasa/cea?
The external pull request merge rate is 78.9%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
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Are there beginner Good First Issues open in nasa/cea?
nasa/cea does not have open beginner labels indexed currently, but external PRs for bugs and documentation improvements are evaluated via normal issue triage.
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