Is sbt/zinc welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?
sbt/zinc has a recorded first-timer success rate of 66.7%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
AI Maintainer Review Guidelines
Review Persona
Welcoming Community Builder
Warmth Score
8.5/10
Patience Score
8.6/10
Nitpick Rate
30%
Highly welcoming maintainers in sbt/zinc. Prompt code reviews with positive guidance for new contributors.
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
1 days+
Standard maintainer review cycle
Average Response Latency
Tracks hours until a maintainer leaves a review, comment, or PR response.
Merge Efficiency
85.1%
High acceptance rate for external PRs
External Acceptance Rate
Percentage of community pull requests successfully merged into main.
First-Timer Success
66.7%
Strong first-timer PR acceptance rate
First PR Conversion
Rate at which developers submitting their first repository PR succeed.
Active Maintainers
7 core
Highly collaborative maintainer core
Diagnostic Health HUD
85.1%
Merge Gauge
66.7%
1st-Timer
Community Vibe59/100
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90-Day C-Rank Trajectory
16 snapshotsHistorical health & responsiveness evolution
59.5/100A
Aug 29
-13.5
Aug 9Range: 59.5 – 73.0 ptsAug 29
PR Acceptance & Review Speed Forecast
Run Pre-flight PR CheckPrecomputed via Live PR Events
Overall Merge Odds
85.1%
External PR acceptance
First-Timer Rate
66.7%
First PR success rate
Median Response (p50)
33h
50% receive response in
Tail Latency (p90)
N/A
90% receive response in
Active Maintainers: 7
Optimal PR Submission Window
Maintainer review activity heatmap & prime window prediction
Tuesday - ThursdayConfidence: NaN%
Peak Review Hour
14:00 UTC
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Primary Window
14:00 - 18:00 UTC
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Active Maintainers
Heuristic Estimate
Detected: UTC
24-Hour Maintainer Activity Heatmap (UTC)
LowPeak
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00
Maintainers are most responsive around 14:00 UTC (14:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Tuesday - Thursday from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC (14:00 - 18:00 UTC local).
PR Size vs Review Speed
Best Pull Request Size for sbt/zinc
Sweet Spot: < 150 lines
Small (<150 LOC)Recommended
22havg review
96% Merge Approval
Medium (150–500 LOC)Normal
2.1davg review
81% Merge Approval
Large (>500 LOC)Slow
6.6davg review
38% Merge Approval
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~22 hours (96% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~159 hours (38% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
Interactive Test: Test your planned branch diff against sbt/zinc's ~150 LOC sweet spot before opening a PR.
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Active Good First Issues (0)
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Contributor Compatibility & Review Speed Analysis for sbt/zinc
When evaluating whether to contribute to sbt/zinc, 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 sbt/zinc acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 1 days+. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 85.1% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
Frequently Asked Questions - Contributing to sbt/zinc
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Is sbt/zinc welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?
sbt/zinc has a recorded first-timer success rate of 66.7%. Repositories ranked Welcoming 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 ~1 days+. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
03
What does the 61.0 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 61.0 places sbt/zinc in the Welcoming tier.
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What is the external contributor pull request merge rate for sbt/zinc?
The external pull request merge rate is 85.1%. 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 sbt/zinc?
sbt/zinc 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 sbt/zinc 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.