Project Summary : Factoids
Well-commented source code
OWASP WebGoatPHP is written mostly in PHP.
Across all PHP projects on Open Hub, 31% of all source code lines are comments.
For OWASP WebGoatPHP, this figure is only 41%.This high number of comments puts OWASP WebGoatPHP among the highest one-third of all PHP projects on Open Hub.
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.
Young, but established codebase
The first lines of source code were added to OWASP WebGoatPHP in April, 2014. If this young project has had recent activity, then it likely has passed its critical early start-up period, and has become established. The project still may be rapidly changing, innovative and exciting, and finding its focus.
As this project matures, a longer source control history in conjunction with recent activity might indicate that the project has enough merit to hold contributors interest for a long time. It might 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 OWASP WebGoatPHP 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.
Stable Y-O-Y development activity
Over the last twelve months, OWASP WebGoatPHP has not seen any change in activity. This may be a good sign, and an indication that development is continuing at the same pace and not dropping off.
Open Hub 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.
No recent development activity
The source code for OWASP WebGoatPHP has not been changed in over a year.
Over 75% of all projects on Open Hub have no recent activity. Open source has a "long tail" of projects whose developers have moved on. But the code is still there for all to benefit from!
For this measurement, Open Hub considers only recent changes to the code. Over the entire history of the project, 3 developers have contributed.