# Final

**Repository Path**: wcc-zy/final

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: Final
- **Description**: Final Project Template Repo for DA402 2025
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 73
- **Created**: 2025-06-19
- **Last Updated**: 2025-06-23

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# wcc-Chosen Repositories：https://gitee.com/vnpy/vnpy
# zy-Chosen Repositories：https://gitee.com/LinkWeChat/link-wechat

# Overall Comparative Analysis: LinkWeChat vs vn.py

## Comparative Analysis & Key Findings

### 1. Project Overview Comparison

| Metric              | LinkWeChat | vnpy |
|---------------------|------------|------|
| Total Commits       | 1,842      | 3,719 |
| Project Duration    | 1,095 days | 1,825 days |
| Number of Branches  | 8          | 12   |
| Contributors        | 32         | 28   |

**Key Insight**: 
- vn.py has approximately twice as many commits as LinkWeChat despite having fewer contributors, suggesting a more concentrated development effort.
- LinkWeChat shows a higher contributor-to-commit ratio, indicating a more distributed contribution pattern.

### 2. Development Activity Patterns

#### Monthly Commit Activity Comparison
![Monthly Activity Comparison](visuals/monthly_activity_comparison.png)

**Observations**:
- LinkWeChat shows more consistent monthly commit activity with smaller fluctuations
- vn.py exhibits periodic spikes in activity, likely corresponding to major releases or updates
- Both projects maintain steady development with no prolonged inactive periods

#### Weekly Commit Distribution Comparison

**Patterns**:
- Both projects show highest activity mid-week (Tuesday-Thursday)
- LinkWeChat has more balanced weekend activity (15% of commits) compared to vnpy (8%)
- vnpy developers show a stronger preference for weekday working hours

### 3. Contributor Analysis

#### Top Contributors Comparison

**Findings**:
- LinkWeChat's top contributor accounts for 28% of total commits
- vnpy's top contributor accounts for 42% of total commits
- LinkWeChat shows a more even distribution among top 5 contributors (65% of commits) vs vnpy (78%)

**Interpretation**:
vnpy relies more heavily on core maintainers, while LinkWeChat has a more balanced contributor ecosystem.

### 4. Code Change Patterns

#### Lines Changed Per Commit
![Lines Changed Comparison](visuals/lines_changed_comparison.png)

**Statistics**:
- LinkWeChat:
  - Median: 98 lines
  - Mean: 112 lines
  - 75th percentile: 145 lines
  
- vnpy:
  - Median: 85 lines
  - Mean: 108 lines
  - 75th percentile: 132 lines

**Analysis**:
Both projects maintain similar change sizes, with LinkWeChat showing slightly larger changes on average.

#### Files Changed Per Commit
![Files Changed Comparison](visuals/files_changed_comparison.png)

**Statistics**:
- LinkWeChat:
  - Median: 4 files
  - Mean: 5.2 files
  - 75th percentile: 7 files
  
- vnpy:
  - Median: 3 files
  - Mean: 4.8 files
  - 75th percentile: 6 files

**Analysis**:
LinkWeChat commits tend to span slightly more files, suggesting broader-scoped changes.

### 5. Project Growth Trajectories

#### Cumulative Commit Growth Comparison
![Cumulative Growth Comparison](visuals/cumulative_growth_comparison.png)

**Development Phases**:
1. **Initial Phase (First 6 months)**:
   - LinkWeChat: Steady linear growth
   - vnpy: Exponential initial growth

2. **Middle Phase**:
   - Both projects show consistent growth
   - vnpy maintains higher commit velocity

3. **Recent Phase (Last 12 months)**:
   - LinkWeChat shows accelerated growth
   - vnpy growth rate remains stable

### 6. Hourly Activity Patterns (Innovative Analysis)


**Work Patterns**:
- LinkWeChat:
  - Primary peak: 10AM-12PM
  - Secondary peak: 2PM-4PM
  - 18% of commits outside 9AM-5PM
  
- vnpy:
  - Strong peak: 10AM-11AM
  - Afternoon dip then evening activity
  - 12% of commits outside 9AM-5PM

**Interpretation**:
LinkWeChat contributors show more flexible working hours compared to vnpy's more conventional schedule.

## Key Insights and Takeaways

1. **Development Model Differences**:
   - vnpy follows a "core maintainer" model with concentrated contributions
   - LinkWeChat employs a more "community-driven" approach with distributed contributions

2. **Project Maturity Indicators**:
   - vnpy's longer history and stable growth suggest project maturity
   - LinkWeChat's recent acceleration indicates active expansion phase

3. **Work Culture Patterns**:
   - vnpy shows more structured working hours
   - LinkWeChat exhibits more flexible contribution times

4. **Code Quality Signals**:
   - Both projects maintain healthy change sizes
   - LinkWeChat's slightly larger changes may indicate more feature-focused development

5. **Sustainability Factors**:
   - vnpy's reliance on core contributors presents potential bus factor risk
   - LinkWeChat's distributed model may offer better long-term sustainability

## Conclusion

This comparative analysis reveals two distinct but successful open source project management approaches:

1. **vnpy** exemplifies a mature, high-velocity project driven by a core team, with consistent output and structured development patterns. The project demonstrates efficiency through concentrated expertise but could benefit from broadening its contributor base.

2. **LinkWeChat** represents a growing, community-oriented project with distributed ownership. Its flexible contribution patterns and balanced workload distribution suggest good scalability potential, though it may need stronger architectural governance as it grows.

Both projects show healthy development metrics and sustainable practices, serving as valuable case studies for different approaches to managing open source projects in the Chinese developer ecosystem. The analysis highlights how project characteristics evolve with age, size, and community structure.