dietrichgebert/ponytail vs trekhleb/javascript-algorithms
Both showing Healthy signals — pick on fit, not health
As of September 2026, ponytail and javascript-algorithms both show healthy maintenance signals. ponytail was committed to 1 week ago with 39+ active contributors, while javascript-algorithms last saw a commit 1 month ago with 34+ active contributors. Both use the MIT license. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.
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dietrichgebert/ponytail
Strong maintenance signals
dependency CVE scan unavailable
No blocking repository signals were found — inspect the evidence before forking.
Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.
Scorecard "Branch-Protection" is 0/10; dependency CVE scan unavailable
- ⚠Scorecard: default branch unprotected (0/10)
- ✓Last commit 3d ago
- ✓39+ active contributors
- ✓Distributed ownership (top contributor 45% of recent commits)
- ✓MIT licensed
- ✓CI configured
- ✓Tests present
Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard
trekhleb/javascript-algorithms
Strong maintenance signals
dependency CVE scan unavailable
No blocking repository signals were found — inspect the evidence before forking.
Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.
Scorecard "Token-Permissions" is 0/10; dependency CVE scan unavailable
- ⚠Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 57% of recent commits
- ✓Last commit 7w ago
- ✓34+ active contributors
- ✓MIT licensed
- ✓CI configured
- ✓Tests present
Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard
Signal-by-signal breakdown
| ponytail | javascript-algorithms | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 129,642 | 196,707 |
| Last commit | 11d ago | 1mo ago |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Open issues | 225 | 406 |
| Has tests | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has CI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Test coverage | 63% | 98% |
| Dependency CVEs | No CVEs | No CVEs |
| Architecture grade | A | A |
| Cycles | 0 | 0 |
| Bottom-line | Healthy signals | Healthy signals |
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