dotnet/aspnetcore
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84

/ 100

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Well engineered. The main gaps are CI and the README.

Top 24% of 5,156 graded repos

ASP.NET Core is a cross-platform .NET framework for building modern cloud-based web applications on Windows, Mac, or Linux.

Documentation80
Engineering80
Health100
C#38,354MIT3d ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

12 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

80

README12pt65

README is present.

Contributing guide5pt75

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

80

CI/CD14pt57

CI is configured (.github/workflows/browsertesting-deps-update.lock.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (src/Analyzers/Analyzers/test).

Linting and formatting5pt100

.NET formatting configured (.editorconfig).

Reproducibility6pt100

Lockfile present (package-lock.json). Installs are reproducible.

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (package.json).

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

  • 220 / 750
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 10,915
    Forks
  • 293
    Releaseslatest 10y ago

Community

  • 87% - Good
    Community health
  • 9 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 38,354
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 3h
    Median issue response
  • 22h
    Median PR merge time
  • 4,011
    Open issues
Repository files47 root entries
  • .azure
  • .azuredevops
  • .claude
  • .config
  • .devcontainer
    Good: Environment pinned via .devcontainer/Dockerfile.
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/browsertesting-deps-update.lock.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 7 ecosystems (nuget, github-actions, gitsubmodule, gitsubmodule, gitsubmodule, gitsubmodule, gitsubmodule). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .vscode
  • docs
  • eng
  • src
    Good: Test files detected (src/Analyzers/Analyzers/test).
  • .CodeQL.yml
  • .editorconfig
    Good: .NET formatting configured (.editorconfig).
  • .git-blame-ignore-revs
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • .globalconfig
  • .markdownlint.json
  • .npmrc
  • .vsconfig
  • activate.ps1
  • activate.sh
  • AspNetCore.slnx
  • clean.cmd
  • clean.ps1
  • clean.sh
  • CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a setup section (−12 pts).Fix: Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a code style section (−8 pts).Fix: Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • Directory.Build.BeforeCommonTargets.targets
  • Directory.Build.props
  • Directory.Build.targets
  • es-metadata.yml
  • github-merge-flow.jsonc
  • global.json
  • LICENSE.txt
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • NuGet.config
  • omnisharp.json
  • package-lock.json
    Good: Lockfile present (package-lock.json). Installs are reproducible.
  • package.json
    Good: Dependency manifest found (package.json).
  • 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.
    Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • restore.cmd
  • restore.sh
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • startvs.cmd
  • startvscode.cmd
  • startvscode.sh
  • THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt
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