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Ask HN: What open source project, in your opinion, has the highest code quality?

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Re: Ask HN: What open source project, in your opinion, has the highest code quality?

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There are too many in very different domains and languages.

However, I opt for jQuery here. It is one of the greatest examples of how constant refactoring and thoughful usage of design pattern get you a very long way.

If you are designing JavaScript libraries, pls have a look at jQuery. So many great design decisions aka great code quality.

Re: Ask HN: What open source project, in your opinion, has the highest code quality?

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Start by defining quality.

Software quality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_quality

Software metric: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_metric

''' Common software measurements include:

- Balanced scorecard - Bugs per line of code - Code coverage - Cohesion - Comment density[1] - Connascent software components - Constructive Cost Model - Coupling - Cyclomatic complexity (McCabe's complexity) - DSQI (design structure quality index) - Function Points and Automated Function Points, an Object Management Group standard[2] - Halstead Complexity - Instruction path length - Maintainability index - Number of classes and interfaces[citation needed] - Number of lines of code - Number of lines of customer requirements[citation needed] - Program execution time - Program load time - Program size (binary) - Weighted Micro Function Points - CISQ automated quality characteristics measures '''

Category:Software metrics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Software_metrics

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