开源项目的错误衡量
本文探讨了开源项目健康度评分中存在的"路灯效应"——人们倾向于在容易测量的维度上寻找答案，而非在真正重要的方面。作者批评了当前依赖提交频率、贡献者数量等表面指标来评判开源项目健康度的做法，指出这种测量方式可能导致对项目真实状态的误判，并呼吁采用更全面、更有意义的评估方法。
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