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aws-samples/aws-cdk-examples

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What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.

Outside pull requests to aws-samples/aws-cdk-examples got a first human reply in a median of 32.7 days (13 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 9% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,492 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank2,492 of 3,219
Score42.35
TierC
Median first reply32.7 days (784.5 hours)
14-day no-reply share9%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window19 April to 16 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,492 of 3,219
Score
42.35
Tier
C
Coverage
70% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 42.9 (coverage 68%), friction 57.7 (coverage 75%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness25.655%
Criticality38.335%
Governance61.0100%
Rigor38.3100%
Accessibility56.285%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.8.7%82.62320 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.784.5 hours (32.7 days)0.01319 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.789.3 hours (32.9 days)16.84319 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.383338.3——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.034—primaryraw/commits_365d/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.No CLA or sign-off found85.0——primaryraw/governance/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.A written path to becoming a maintainer75.0——primaryraw/governance/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.62.562.5——primaryraw/scorecard/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.3.5%4.35819 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.60.0%100.05—primaryraw/author_history/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/aws-samples__aws-cdk-examples.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced2,492 of 3,21942.35CRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
Career capitalThis repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking.
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted2,997 of 3,69640.95CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
ccb1437e706351b7a73f981d3b32e1e6def19ec9b95e531ea4f29637edda95e3

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/d9.json, under the key aws-samples/aws-cdk-examples.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). aws-samples/aws-cdk-examples. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/aws-samples/aws-cdk-examples/. CC BY 4.0.

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