Side-by-Side Comparison
heckle vs gitignore
Compare open source repositories side by side. Stars, forks, code health, licensing, and community growth.
Recorded Stars Comparison
● ryansobol/heckle (26)
● github/gitignore (176K)
☆ 26heckle stars
☆ 176Kgitignore stars
+176KDifference
gitignoreStar Leader (6768.8x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
gitignore Leads
+176K stars (6768.8x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
gitignore Leads
82.2K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
gitignore
Pushed 9d ago
Licensing
Different
heckle: — vs gitignore: CC0-1.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | ryansobol/heckle ↗ | github/gitignore ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Heckle is a mutation tester. It modifies your code and runs your tests to make sure they fail. The idea is that if code can be changed and your tests don't notice, either that code isn't being covered or it doesn't do anything. | A collection of useful .gitignore templates |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 26 | ☆ 175,989 |
| Forks | 3 | 82,164 |
| Open Issues | 3 | 73 |
| Main Language | Not listed | Not listed |
| License | Not identified | CC0-1.0 |
| Last Push | Dec 28, 2008 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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