nim-lang/nimony

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Documentation70
Engineering47
Health68
Nim405MIT1d ago
Grade a repo

Popular for its size, but the engineering basics lag behind the interest.

Nimony is a new Nim implementation that is in heavy development.

Documentation

70

Contributing guide5pt0

No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).

→ Add a CONTRIBUTING.md telling newcomers how to get involved. Include setup, code style, test, and PR instructions.

README12pt70

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

47

Linting and formatting5pt0

No linter or formatter config found.

→ Add a linter config such as .eslintrc.json, .prettierrc, ruff.toml, or .golangci.yml to enforce consistent code style.

Issue and PR templates6pt0

No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).

→ Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.

Reproducibility6pt12

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Commit the lockfile for this project's package manager so installs produce the same dependency versions everywhere.

CI/CD14pt57

CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (src/njvl/tests).

Project health

68

Dependency manifest6pt0

No dependency manifest detected at root.

→ Add a manifest (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, go.mod, etc.) so others can install dependencies in one command.

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • —
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 32
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • —
    Community health
  • —
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 405
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 1d 9h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 40
    Open issues
Repository files16 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
  • doc
  • examples
  • icons
  • lib
  • src
    Good: Test files detected (src/njvl/tests).
  • tests
  • tools
  • vendor
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • AGENTS.md
  • clang.args
  • CLAUDE.md
  • license.txt
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Issue: No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.
    Good: README has code examples.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.