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Visualizing Open Source Contributions

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the do-you-see-what-i-see dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A student at UC Davis has created some stunning visualizations of open source software contributions, including Eclipse, Python, Apache httpd and Postgres. From the website: 'This visualization, called code_swarm, shows the history of commits in a software project. A commit happens when a developer makes changes to the code or documents and transfers them into the central project repository. Both developers and files are represented as moving elements. When a developer commits a file, it lights up and flies towards that developer. Files are colored according to their purpose, such as whether they are source code or a document. If files or developers have not been active for a while, they will fade away. A histogram at the bottom keeps a reminder of what has come before.'"

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  1. lol by Vectronic · · Score: 5, Funny

    "When a developer commits a file, it lights up and flies towards that developer."

    Shit, that sounds kinda scary... flaming files chasing you around the office.

    1. Re:lol by El_Muerte_TDS · · Score: 5, Funny

      Take your pick. Flaming files, or flying chairs.

  2. lookatalltheprettycolors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    How many times have I told you to stay out of my laboratory?

  3. Can we do this with /.? by davidwr · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally, a way to see who is wasting the most of their day here!

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  4. Re:Your server was coded by a hamster by amccaf1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    One of the first things that shows up in the Apache video is a "rodent of unusual size" (!).
    Your webserver was coded by a hamster and your Perl smells of elderberries!
    I think you're getting your Princess Bride references confused with your Monty Python pointers...

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  5. It's a wonderful life by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "When a developer commits a file..." an angel gets its wings.
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    . .When it breaks the project, the angel and developer go to hell.

  6. Re:Commits are a bad measure by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm the only one who thinks that Software Engineering is like a psdeudocience?

  7. The one that didn't make it by ZeroPly · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently they did the same thing for Vista and posted it to youtube, but people just thought it was a watermelon exploding...

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  8. Re:Your server was coded by a hamster by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    look, I didn't come here for an argument!

  9. Re:Your server was coded by a hamster by YourExperiment · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes you did.