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Andrew Nesbitt@andrewnez.bsky.social

Showing our work: nesbitt.io/2026/05/13/s...

nesbitt.ioShowing Our WorkAn independent benchmark of the ecosyste.ms Python fund

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The paper:

arxiv.orgModeling Dependency-Propagated Ecosystem Impact of Changes in Maintenance Activities: Evaluating Support Strategies in the PyPI NetworkBackground: Open source software ecosystems exhibit dense dependency networks in which maintenance degradation of structurally central packages can propagate widely. Despite increasing attention to op...