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A component of the DiffEq ecosystem for enabling sensitivity analysis for scientific machine learning (SciML). Optimize-then-discretize, discretize-then-optimize, adjoint methods, and more for ODEs, SDEs, DDEs, DAEs, etc.
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Licensed under Other.
Engineering
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Project health
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Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
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Activity
- —Commits (30d / 90d)
- 85Forks
- 313Releaseslatest 7y ago
Community
- —Community health
- —authors own >50% of commits
- 388Watchers
Responsiveness
- 4hMedian issue response
- 8hMedian PR merge time
- 130Open issues
Repository files12 root entries
- .githubGood: CI is configured (.github/workflows/CI.yml).Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (github-actions, julia). Dependencies stay current.
- docs
- ext
- src
- testGood: Test files detected (test).
- _typos.toml
- .gitattributes
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- CITATION.bib
- LICENSE.mdGood: Licensed under Other.
- Project.toml
- README.mdGood: README is present.Issue: README has some structure (−7 pts). 2-3 headings earns partial credit; 4+ earns the full +15 pts.Fix: Add more sections (Overview, Install, Usage, Contributing) using ## headings.Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.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.Issue: No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to install dependencies.Issue: No run or usage instructions found (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to start or use the project.