WWW::Mechanize (Perl)

Well-established codebase

The first lines of source code were added to WWW::Mechanize (Perl) in 2007. If this older project has had recent activity, then this project likely is consistently delivering value, and attracts sustained effort from the community.

A longer source control history in conjunction with recent activity such as with this project, may indicate that this code base and community have enough value to hold contributors' interest for a long time. It may also indicate a mature and relatively bug-free code base, and can be a sign of an organized, dedicated development team.

Note: The source code for WWW::Mechanize (Perl) might actually be older than the source control history can reveal. Many new projects begin by incorporating a large amount of source code from existing, older projects. You might be able to tell whether this is the case by looking for a rapid rise in the amount of code early in the project's history.

Well-commented source code

WWW::Mechanize (Perl) is written mostly in Perl.

Across all Perl projects on Ohloh, 28% of all source code lines are comments. For WWW::Mechanize (Perl), this figure is 40%.

This high number of comments puts WWW::Mechanize (Perl) among the highest one-third of all Perl projects on Ohloh.

A high number of comments might indicate that the code is well-documented and organized, and could be a sign of a helpful and disciplined development team.

Only a single active developer

During the past twelve months, this project has had only one active contributor.

Over half of all active projects on Ohloh are solo efforts.  

Decreasing Y-O-Y development activity

Over the last twelve months, WWW::Mechanize (Perl) has seen a substantial decrease in development activity. This could mean many things. It may be a warning sign that interest in this project is waning, or it may indicate a maturing code base that requires fewer fixes and changes. It is also possible that development on this project has moved to a new source control repository somewhere else.

Ohloh makes this determination by comparing the total number of commits made by all developers during the most recent twelve months with the same figure for the prior twelve months. The number of developers and total lines of code are not considered.