Global Open-Source Documentation 'Getting Started' Section Length Drift
The complexity and detail of 'Getting Started' guides are crucial indicators of project accessibility and developer effort. Tracking this length drift reveals trends in how software projects onboard new users and contributors. This specific metric for 'Getting Started' sections is not systematically
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Average word count of Getting Started sections
Mean number of words in the Getting Started or Installation section (or whole extract if section not found) of Wikipedia articles about free/open-source software
| When | Average word count of Getting Started sections |
|---|---|
| 1,193 words |
Average Word Count of 'Getting Started' Sections
Average number of words in the 'Getting Started' or 'Installation' section of open-source project Wikipedia pages
| When | Average Word Count of 'Getting Started' Sections |
|---|---|
| 341 words | |
| 341 words |
Median word count of Getting Started sections
Median number of words in the Getting Started or Installation section (or whole extract if section not found) of Wikipedia articles about free/open-source software
| When | Median word count of Getting Started sections |
|---|---|
| 651 words |
Median Word Count of 'Getting Started' Sections
Median number of words in the 'Getting Started' or 'Installation' section of open-source project Wikipedia pages
| When | Median Word Count of 'Getting Started' Sections |
|---|---|
| 341 words | |
| 341 words |
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