Contribution activity and bus factor of dogecoin/dogecoin

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Active contributions

Why dogecoin/dogecoin is active?

The result is based on ratio of number of commits from initial and final time ranges.

Initial time range – from 14 Aug, 2023 to 14 Nov, 2023

Final time range – from 15 May, 2024 to 14 Aug, 2024

Additions and deletions stats are not available for this repository due to GitHub API limitations.

Data calculated on 14 Aug, 2024

Bus factor of dogecoin/dogecoin

What is Bus factor?

It is basically a number of most active contributors responsible for 80% of contributions.

Bus factor tries to assess "What happens if a key member of the team is hit by a bus?". The more there are key members, the lower the risk.

The dogecoin/dogecoin repository has a bus factor of 12.

Low risk, knowledge is well distributed among the team members

Bus factor was measured on 14 Aug 2024

Repository summary

The Dogecoin GitHub repository serves as the source code for Dogecoin's blockchain-based technology. The code enables Dogecoin to function as a decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency, much like Bitcoin or Ethereum.

Dogecoin was originally a fork of Litecoin's project, so you'll find many similarities between the code of these two cryptocurrencies. The repository includes all the information developers need to set up "Dogecoind", or a Dogecoin node, which allows for sending, receiving, and mining Dogecoin.

Here's a quick outline of the repository's layout:

src: This folder contains the source code of the project.
doc: This directory includes documentation files about the project.
qa: This folder contains the quality assurance and testing tools and scripts.
contrib: This directory houses contributions guidelines and scripts.
depends: This directory is for dependency management files.
Dockerfile: This Dockerfile is used to create a Docker container that can compile and run Dogecoin.

Developers would need a good understanding of C++ to understand the codebase, as it is written in this programming language.

Please note that while anyone can download the source code from the Dogecoin GitHub repository, operating a node or altering the code requires a solid grasp of blockchain technology, coding/scripting, and cybersecurity.

Also, it's worth mentioning that the project has, as of the time of my analysis, over 30,000 stars on GitHub, indicating a significant level of popularity within the developer community.

You can check the GitHub repository here: Dogecoin GitHub repository

However, remember that the real-world price of Dogecoin or any other cryptocurrency is highly unpredictable and speculative. You should not consider the online presence, popularity, and active development status as financial advice or an endorsement for investment.