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Very Popular +30
The popularity of a project is a useful way of discovering if it is useful, and well maintained.
Popular +10
A popular library means there can be a community to help improve and maintain a project.
Minimal README -5
The README is an overview for a library's API. Providing a minimal README means that it can be hard to understand what the library does.
Empty README -8
The README is the front page of a library. To have this applied you may have a very empty README.
Has a CHANGELOG +8
CHANGELOGs make it easy to see the differences between versions of your library.
Built in Objective-C++ -5
Usage of Objective-C++ makes it difficult for others to contribute.
Uses GPL -20
There are legal issues around distributing GPL'd code in App Store environments.
Uses WTFPL -5
WTFPL was denied as an OSI approved license. Thus it is not classed as code license.
Has Tests +4
Testing a library shows that the developers care about long term quality on a project as internalized logic is made explicit via testing.
Test Expectations / Line of Code +10
Having more code covered by tests is great.
Lines of Code / File -8
Smaller, more composeable classes tend to be easier to understand.
Is Deprecated -20
Latest Podspec is declared to be deprecated
Lots of open issues -8
A project with a lot of open issues is generally abandoned. If it is a popular library, then it is usually offset by the popularity modifiers.
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