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

Experimental Dreamcast emulator written in Zig

Documentation

78

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.

README12pt90

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

58

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.

Reproducibility6pt0

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/sh4_test.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (test).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

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)
  • 5
    Forks
  • 18
    Releaseslatest 1y ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 205
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 3d 12h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 45
    Open issues
Repository files13 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/sh4_test.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .vscode
  • libs
  • src
  • test
    Good: Test files detected (test).
  • _imgui.ini
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .zigversion
  • build.zig
  • build.zig.zon
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    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.