In 37 OSS projects, the share of good first issues declined after January 2024 while newcomer engagement stayed at 27 percent but their pull request merge rate dropped from 61.9 percent to 42.2 percent.
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A Longitudinal Analysis of Good First Issue Practices and Newcomer Pull Requests in Popular OSS Projects
In 37 OSS projects, the share of good first issues declined after January 2024 while newcomer engagement stayed at 27 percent but their pull request merge rate dropped from 61.9 percent to 42.2 percent.