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Some criteria for result ranking could be
Some criteria for result ranking could be
- Number of revisions in the project
* Number of revisions in the project
- Number of forks/stars for the project
* Number of forks/stars for the project
- Recent activity in the project
* Recent activity in the project
- Total number of contributors
* Total number of contributors  
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== Desirable skills ==
== Desirable skills ==

Revision as of 19:40, 15 February 2022

Introduction

Make the software heritage search better by creating a better ranking for results.

Task description

SWH search returns a set of results, but they are not always in proper order. Popular or important projects are often missing on the the first page.

Some criteria for result ranking could be

  • Number of revisions in the project
  • Number of forks/stars for the project
  • Recent activity in the project
  • Total number of contributors

Desirable skills

Potential mentors