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Software health reportschema 0.27.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-08-01 03:13 UTC

poppastring / dasblog-core

The original DasBlog reimagined with ASP.NET Core

C#MIT★ 480 stars⑂ 188 forkssince Oct 2017View on GitHub ↗

poppastring/dasblog-core holds a health index of 69 out of 100, placing it in the Good band. It scores highest on Vitality (74/100) and lowest on Engineering Quality (46/100). It was last updated 10 days ago. A single contributor accounts for most of its recent work.

69
overall / 100
Good

Software health index

Metrics are grouped into weighted categories on one standardized 1–100 scale. Overall starts as their weighted mean, calibrated against the distribution of the public record so bands carry percentile meaning; when public evidence triggers the High-Risk Jurisdiction Policy, the rating is adjusted and receives an At Risk ceiling of 34.

69
Exceptional93-100The record's top tier (≈ top 5%); essentially all checked criteria met
Excellent80-92Strong across the board; minor gaps
Good65-79Healthy; gaps are limited and manageable
Moderate50-64Acceptable with notable gaps; review recommended
Weak35-49Material weaknesses across several areas
At Risk20-34Significant weaknesses; adoption warrants caution
Critical1-19Severe problems (abandoned, single-maintainer, no hygiene)
VitalityCommunity &AdoptionSustainability &GovernanceEngineeringQualitySecurityAI Readiness

Score profile

Each axis is a category. The shape matters more than the average — a healthy subject fills the whole shape, while a spike-and-crater profile means strength in one dimension is masking risk in another.

The weighted overall 62 is calibrated to 69 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

Mark DowniePersonal account
169 followers40 public repossince Sep 2014@microsoft

This repository is owned by a personal account. A single-owner project carries more continuity risk than an organization-backed one.

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publishTags
NuGetDasBlog.Template10.5.1754-926 days agodotnet-newtemplatesblogdasblogaspnet

Metrics by category

Vitality

Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?

74Good · 21% of overall
How it's scored
28.8/36Push recencylast push 10 days ago
16.6/36Commit cadence24/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume377 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained30 commit(s) and 26 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year377
human_commit_share0.99
days_since_last_push10
active_weeks_last_year24
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases37 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 26 days ago
12.6/27Release cadencea release every ~129.3 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
Inputs used
releases_count37
latest_release_tagv10.5.1754
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release26
mean_days_between_releases129.3

Community & Adoption

Does the project have users, downloads, attention, and a welcoming setup for contributors?

67Good · 17% of overall
How it's scored
43.5/60Stars480 stars
18.9/25Forks188 forks
6.5/15Watchers16 watchers
Inputs used
forks188
stars480
watchers16
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history

Community health

85Excellent
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (MIT)
18/18CONTRIBUTING guide
13.5/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
0/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_services
has_pull_request_templateno
How it's scored
31.9/80Total downloads1,179 downloads all-time across nuget
0/20Registry dependentsnot reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packagesDasBlog.Template
dependents
ecosystemsnuget
total_downloads1,179
monthly_downloads
unverified_packages_excluded
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Registry dependents. Remaining weights renormalized.

Sustainability & Governance

Will the project survive its people — bus factor, responsiveness, who backs it, and package upkeep?

67Good · 23% of overall
How it's scored
9/54Bus factor1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
6.2/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 72% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth29 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 13 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor1
contributors_sampled29
top_contributor_share0.723
How it's scored
40.4/42Issue resolution96% of issues closed
28.1/30PR acceptance481/514 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptanceno first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
0/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 0/11 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
merged_prs481
open_issues13
closed_issues341
prs_merged_7d
prs_decided_7d
prs_merged_30d
prs_decided_30d
issue_closed_ratio0.963
closed_unmerged_prs33
first_time_authors_30d
first_time_prs_merged_30d
first_time_prs_decided_30d
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
10/30Ownership backingpersonal (user) account
0/20Verified domainnot applicable to user accounts
16/25Owner reach169 followers of poppastring
23.7/25Track record40 public repos, account ~11 yr old
Inputs used
followers169
owner_typeUser
is_verified
owner_loginpoppastring
public_repos40
account_age_days4,341
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable1 package(s) on nuget
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 26 days ago
20/20Version history9 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesDasBlog.Template
ecosystemsnuget
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish26

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

46Weak · 19% of overall
How it's scored
0/24CI workflows
0/24Tests present
0/16Linter config
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
6.4/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests9 out of 9 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
has_cino
has_testsno
has_editorconfigyes
has_linter_configno
has_precommit_configno
How it's scored
30/30README
0/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage sitehttps://www.poppastring.com/blog/category/dasblog
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics8 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsblog-engine, blog-platform, blog, aspnet-core, dasblog, razor, rss, mvc
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://www.poppastring.com/blog/category/dasblog
docs_sitehttps://www.poppastring.com/blog/category/dasblog
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

Are visible security and supply-chain practices strong, without unresolved high-risk jurisdiction exposure?

51Moderate · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
2.5/2.5CI-Tests9 out of 9 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0/2.5CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
0/7.5Code-ReviewFound 0/11 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 13 contributing companies or organizations
0/10Dangerous-Workflowno data
0/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0/5Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained30 commit(s) and 26 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
0/5Packagingno data
0/5Pinned-Dependenciesno data
0/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0/5Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0/7.5Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
0/7.5Token-Permissionsno data
7.5/7.5Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated14
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive4
scorecard_aggregate3.9
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Dangerous-Workflow, Packaging, Pinned-Dependencies, Token-Permissions. Remaining weights renormalized.

Dependency advisories

100Exceptional
How it's scored
35/35Direct dependencies free of known advisoriesno direct dependency carries a known advisory
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisoriestransitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
0/40No advisories left outstandingno advisory carries a publication date
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories0
affected_packages0
assessed_packages1
unassessed_packages34
affected_by_severitynone
direct_affected_packages0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories, No advisories left outstanding. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 1 resolved dependencies against OSV. 34 could not be assessed — no resolved version, an unsupported ecosystem, or beyond the reported package list. This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so the repository dependency graph was assessed instead. That graph mixes development and test pins with shipped dependencies, so only the declared runtime dependencies are scored; transitive findings are reported as context and excluded from the score. Reachability is not analyzed.

AI Readiness

How well is the repo equipped to be developed and maintained with AI coding agents? Carries a deliberately small weight (4%): agent tooling is a real maintenance signal, but a repository with none can still reach 100/100.

64Moderate · 4% of overall
How it's scored
45/45Agent instructions.github/copilot-instructions.md, .github/instructions/tests.instructions.md
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history95 of 99 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share0.96
agent_instruction_files.github/copilot-instructions.md, .github/instructions/tests.instructions.md
agent_instruction_max_bytes4,303
How it's scored
12.6/18One-command bootstrapsource/DasBlog.CLI/DasBlog.CLI.csproj, source/DasBlog.Core/DasBlog.Core.csproj, source/DasBlog.Managers/DasBlog.Managers.csproj (toolchain convention, no task runner)
0/22Automated tests
0/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checkingC# (statically typed)
0/10Reproducible environment
8/10Demonstrated agent practice4 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited
0/8Automated maintenanceno automated dependency updates observed
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesno data
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsno
lockfiles
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_files
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configno
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0.04
toolchain_manifestssource/DasBlog.CLI/DasBlog.CLI.csproj, source/DasBlog.Core/DasBlog.Core.csproj, source/DasBlog.Managers/DasBlog.Managers.csproj, source/DasBlog.Services/DasBlog.Services.csproj, source/DasBlog.Template.csproj, source/DasBlog.Tests/DasBlog.Test.Integration/DasBlog.Test.Integration.csproj, source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/DasBlog.Tests.UnitTests.csproj, source/DasBlog.Web/DasBlog.Web.csproj, source/NetEscapades.Extensions.Logging.RollingFile/NetEscapades.Extensions.Logging.RollingFile.csproj, source/Subtext.Akismet/Subtext.Akismet.csproj, source/newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime/newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime.csproj
dependency_bot_commit_share0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeC# (statically typed)
52.9/55Manageable file sizes18/470 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageC#
largest_source_bytes1,627,440
source_files_sampled470
oversized_source_files18

Key facts

480GitHub stars
29contributors
377commits, last 12 months
10days since last push
37releases
1bus factor
13open issues
NuGetpackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

  • Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 188 ⇿
0Stars
188Forks
32Releases

When each star and fork was added, collected from GitHub and bucketed by day. Cumulative growth sits directly above the daily additions it is made of, so the two read against each other: steady organic accretion looks nothing like an abrupt, short-lived burst. Where that difference is measurable, it is reported as growth authenticity.

0408012016020017952017-102021-122026-01
Major 0Minor 0Patch 32

Each point covers 8 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 3.9 / 10
3.9aggregate

Independent, tool-agnostic security assessment from the open-source OpenSSF Scorecard. Each check rewards a security practice, not a specific vendor's tool. Checks Scorecard could not determine are marked n/a and excluded from the security score (never counted as zero).Scorecard v5.5.0 · 2026-08-01 03:12 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
10CI-Tests9 out of 9 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
0Code-ReviewFound 0/11 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
10Contributorsproject has 13 contributing companies or organizations
n/aDangerous-Workflowno workflows found
0Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained30 commit(s) and 26 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
n/aPinned-Dependenciesno dependencies found
0SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
n/aToken-PermissionsNo tokens found
10Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
All dependencies 35

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 0 direct and 35 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
NuGetAutoMapperindirect
NuGetConsoleTablesindirect
NuGetCoravelindirect
NuGetcoverlet.collectorindirect
NuGetHtmlAgilityPackindirect
NuGetHtmlSanitizerindirect
NuGetKveer.XmlRPCindirect
NuGetMailKitindirect
NuGetMarkdigindirect
NuGetMcMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtilsindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCoreindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCoreindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilationindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testingindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Configurationindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Configuration.Xmlindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.DependencyInjectionindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractionsindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Logging2.1.0indirect
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Optionsindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.NET.Test.Sdkindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.Playwrightindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.SourceLink.GitHubindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targetsindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Designindirect
NuGetMoqindirect
NuGetNetEscapades.Extensions.Logging.RollingFileindirect
NuGetNodaTimeindirect
NuGetNuGet.Protocolindirect
NuGetNWebsec.AspNetCore.Middlewareindirect
NuGetQuartz.AspNetCoreindirect
NuGetSystem.Security.Cryptography.Xmlindirect
NuGetxunitindirect
NuGetxunit.runner.visualstudioindirect
NuGetXunit.SkippableFactindirect
Dependency advisories 0

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 1 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 0 carry known advisories, of which 0 are direct. 34 could not be assessed — no resolved version, an unsupported ecosystem, or beyond the reported package list.

No known advisories affect the assessed dependencies.

An advisory means the version recorded in the dependency graph falls inside an advisory’s affected range. Reachability is not analysed, and the graph includes development and test pins — a finding may concern tooling rather than shipped software.

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